cockpit
/ˈkɑkˌpɪt/
noun
- The enclosed space in an aircraft, car, or boat where the pilot or driver sits and controls the vehicle.
- Race car drivers must be very focused inside the cramped cockpit.
- The pilot checked all the instruments in the cockpit before takeoff.
- The yacht's cockpit had a steering wheel and navigation screens.
- A place where a battle or conflict happens, often used figuratively.
- The region has long been a cockpit for territorial disputes.
- The small town became a cockpit of fierce fighting during the war.
- The debate stage was a cockpit of clashing political ideas.
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