cockpit
Where pilots sit
A cockpit is the compartment where a pilot sits to control an aircraft, or where the driver sits in a racing car.
On boats, the cockpit is a recessed area in the deck where the helmsman steers.
The word originally meant a pit for cockfighting—a small enclosed space where combat takes place—which extended to any cramped area of intense activity: the cockpit of Europe, meaning a region of frequent warfare.
Power flow controller
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
- rudderPivoting stern blade
flaps · ailerons · elevator · autopilot · transponder · avionics · instrumentation · navigation
Vehicle control panel
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- tachometerRotational speed indicator
- speedometerVehicle velocity display
gearshift · helmet · pitstop · monocoque · telemetry · seatbelt · pedals · shifter
Vessel's steering mechanism
- tillerBoat steering lever
- companionwayShipboard staircase to lower levels
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
- deckShip's flat surface
winch · compass · instruments · wheel · dodger · sole · bulkhead · bilge
Bird bred for combat
- cockfightingStaged rooster combat
- roosterMale domestic fowl
- spurIncentive or heel device
- wagerStake on uncertainty
spectators · ring · blood sport · fighting · enclosure · match · contest
throttle
Power flow controller
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
rudder · flaps · ailerons · elevator · autopilot · transponder · avionics · instrumentation · navigation · glideslope
dashboard
Vehicle control panel
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- tachometerRotational speed indicator
speedometer · gearshift · helmet · pitstop · monocoque · telemetry · seatbelt · pedals · shifter · killswitch
helm
Vessel's steering mechanism
- tillerBoat steering lever
- companionwayShipboard staircase to lower levels
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
deck · winch · compass · instruments · wheel · dodger · sole · bulkhead · bilge · locker
gamecock
Bird bred for combat
- cockfightingStaged rooster combat
- roosterMale domestic fowl
- spurIncentive or heel device
wager · spectators · ring · blood sport · fighting · enclosure · match · contest
footpegs
Motorcycle foot supports
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- Air Travelboarding, airline, flight attendants, takeoff, landing
- space travelspaceship, starship, spacecraft, astronaut, rocket
- airplane termsflying, airborne, aloft, midair, soaring
- Aviation HistoryWright Brothers, Wright Flyer, Wright brothers, Kitty Hawk, first flight
cockpitpassenger cabin
Enclosed traveler seating area
cabin · main cabin · economy class · seating area · first class cabin
cockpithold
Maintain in grasp
cargo bay · cargo hold · passenger deck · back seat · luggage compartment
- cockpit crewPilots and flight officers
- cockpit doorBarrier to aircraft controls
- cockpit controlsPilot's operational interface
- open cockpitUnenclosed aircraft control area
- cockpit karstKarst with enclosed basins
- cockpit viewPerspective from pilot's seat