bathtub cockpit
bathtub cockpit noun: a cockpit with recessed seating, so that the pilot or driver is sitting in a bathtub-shaped area.
Noun
bathtub cockpit (plural bathtub cockpits)
- A cockpit with recessed seating, so that the pilot or driver is sitting in a bathtub-shaped area.
- The minor faults are bathtub cockpits and some other slight objectionable features, such as large sail area, etc.; but do away with the two chief, and you will take the first healthy step toward reviving sailing canoe interest.1900, Forest and Stream, volume 54, page 92
- I gained a friend that day, and had the bathtub cockpits of the knockabouts.1906, Thomas Fleming Day, The Rudder, volume 17, page 258
Examples of bathtub cockpit in a sentence
- […] an arrangement that came to be called a “bathtub cockpit”.1966, Joseph P. Juptner, U.S. Civil Aircraft Series: ATC 201-ATC 300, page 50:
- When he came out of the mess, Merriam was sitting in the bathtub cockpit running up the big eight cylinder Renault engine.2011, Jeffrey Watson, Sidney Cotton: The last plane out of Berlin:
Forms of bathtub cockpit
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Questions about bathtub cockpit
- What does bathtub cockpit mean?
- Bathtub cockpit means a cockpit with recessed seating, so that the pilot or driver is sitting in a bathtub-shaped area.
- How do you use bathtub cockpit in a sentence?
- […] an arrangement that came to be called a “bathtub cockpit”.
- What part of speech is bathtub cockpit?
- Bathtub cockpit is a noun.
- What is the plural of bathtub cockpit?
- The plural of bathtub cockpit is bathtub cockpits.
Words near bathtub cockpit in the dictionary
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