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a
: a pit or enclosure for cockfights
b
: a place noted for especially bloody, violent, or long-continued conflict
2
obsolete
: the pit of a theater
3
: a compartment in a sailing warship used as quarters for junior officers and for treatment of the wounded in an engagement
4
: a space or compartment in a usually small vehicle (such as a boat, airplane, or automobile) from which it is steered, piloted, or driven see airplane illustration
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Distance Technologies Distance Technologies, a Finnish startup that aims to bring mixed-reality technology to any car windshield or plane cockpit, has raised 10 million euros ($11.1 million) of funding from GV, the venture capital arm of Alphabet and other investors.
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
The cameras themselves were built and mounted in groups of four onto Mercedes Benz racing cars for filming to take audiences into the cockpit.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
Herzog said there were no major issues with the plane, but indicator lights had come on in the cockpit.
—NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024
The overall result is a vehicle that is unashamedly electric and technological, but in a way that is not meant to overwhelm you with cockpit complications.
—James Morris, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
The cameras themselves were built and mounted in groups of four onto Mercedes Benz racing cars for filming to take audiences into the cockpit.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
Herzog said there were no major issues with the plane, but indicator lights had come on in the cockpit.
—NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024
The overall result is a vehicle that is unashamedly electric and technological, but in a way that is not meant to overwhelm you with cockpit complications.
—James Morris, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Cockpit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cockpit. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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cockpit
noun
cock·pit
ˈkäk-ˌpit 
: a space or compartment in a usually small vehicle (as a boat, airplane, or automobile) from which it is steered, piloted, or driven
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