cockpit door

collocation in English

meaningsofcockpitanddoor

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cockpit
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒk.pɪt/us
/ˈkɑːk.pɪt/
the small closed space where the pilot sits in an aircraft, or where the driver sits in a ...
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door
noun[C]
uk
/dɔːr/us
/dɔːr/
a flat object that is used to close the entrance of something such as a room or building, or the ...
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(Definition ofcockpitanddoorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The voice recorder did record the sound of the passengers using the food cart as a battering ram against thecockpitdoor.
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When the pilot exited the cockpit to use the restroom, the co-pilot locked thecockpitdoorand continued to fly the aircraft.
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Some passengers successfully activated the mid-air anti-hijacking contingency plan, which involves pushing a trolley in front of thecockpitdoor.
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The kid knocks from thecockpitdoor, asking for water, so they let him out.
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One of the particularly unusual details about this car is thecockpitdoor, which bears resemblance to the cockpit doors of fighter aircraft.
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While en route, he overpowered the co-pilot, locked thecockpitdoorand dove the plane to below 1,000 feet.
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The commander then re-entered the cockpit to again attempt to open thecockpitdoor, but failed.
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During the ditching, at impact with the water surface, thecockpitdoorand left main landing gear were detached from the aircraft.
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Passengers' shouts of fire, fire, fire were recorded on the cockpit voice recorder when thecockpitdoorwas opened.
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The passengers then break down thecockpitdoorwith the food cart and battle both hijackers over the controls.
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Dave then goes to thecockpitdoorand pounds on it, the alligator tells him to sit down countless times.
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Some companies are considering installing double cockpit doors to create a cordon sanitaire.
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For example, cockpit doors are now being locked and armour-plated doors with reinforced locking mechanisms are being installed to all aircraft types at a cost of more than £1 million.
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There are two separate cockpit doors for pilot and co-pilot for access from inside the cabin.
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The engine cowling and fairings are made from composites, with the cockpit doors fashioned from carbon-fibre.
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The nose wheel is steerable, dual controls were factory standard, while the vertically-hinged cockpit doors were an option.
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Dual controls are standard, but cockpit doors are optional.
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