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cockpit

[kok-pit] / ˈkɒkˌpɪt /
NOUN
pilot compartment
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Another pilot assigned to the return flight who was also on board "noticed the cockpit door opening and closing repeatedly in an unusual manner", according to the findings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Senior Boeing executives discussed the potential vulnerability of a rogue pilot being alone in the cockpit, according to people familiar with the discussions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The definition allows teams to fit cooling devices to their cars that pump liquid through a vest worn by the driver to manage temperatures in the cockpit.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Airbus said it supports a two-pilot cockpit and plans to use technology to make flying safer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

At a formal breakfast in London’s Buckingham Palace, Gagarin stared down at a table setting more perplexing than any cockpit.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Based in a converted Second World War hangar overlooking San Francisco Bay, the start-up makes self-flying aircraft without cockpits, designed either to spray crops or deliver cargo.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

China is now considered by many as leading in areas like smart cockpits, battery technology and assisted driving systems.

From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026

In the cockpits, though, they are very different, as a consequence of the biggest regulation change in the sport's history.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

Some pilots and passengers on flights around the Caribbean could see the fiery debris shower from their cockpits and cabins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025

Occasionally sea foam broke across the boats and water washed through their cockpits.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson


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