cockpit

操縦席、コックピット

航空機や宇宙船で、操縦者が座って機体を操作する場所。

やさしい英語で： The part of an aircraft or spacecraft where the pilot sits and controls it.

• The pilot entered the cockpit.
• A warning light flashed on the cockpit panel.
• Can passengers see inside the cockpit?

類義語： flight deck

よく使う表現： cockpit controls, cockpit door, in the cockpit

闘鶏場

雄鶏同士を戦わせる、小さな囲まれた場所。

やさしい英語で： A small enclosed area where male chickens are made to fight.

• Spectators crowded around the cockpit.
• Two fighting birds were brought into the cockpit.
• The old cockpit stood behind the inn.

類義語： cockfighting pit

よく使う表現： crowded cockpit, cockpit arena, enter the cockpit