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COCKPIT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cockpit" is a kind of...):

compartment (a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area)

Meronyms (parts of "cockpit"):

canopy (the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit)

capsule; ejection seat; ejector seat (a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute)

Holonyms ("cockpit" is a part of...):

aircraft (a vehicle that can fly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cockpit" is a kind of...):

seat (any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit))

Domain category:

auto racing; car racing (the sport of racing automobiles)

Holonyms ("cockpit" is a part of...):

race car; racer; racing car (a fast car that competes in races)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A pit for cockfights

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cockpit" is a kind of...):

pit (an enclosure in which animals are made to fight)

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