1. Compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
   "The pilot entered the cockpit and began the pre-flight checklist"
    
2. (auto racing) seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car
   "The driver strapped himself into the cockpit of the Formula 1 car"
    
3. A pit for cockfights
   "The illegal cockpit was raided by police"

Derived forms: cockpits

Type of: compartment, pit, seat

Part of: aircraft, race car, racer, racing car

Encyclopedia: Cockpit