Why do pilots sit in a 'cockpit'? | AVIATION WORDS
- Author
- Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
- Published
- Wed 06 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://audioboom.com/posts/8758059
Welcome aboard flight WU321 bound for Etymology Island. In this episode, Rob and Jess take to the skies and soar through the word origins of a multitude of aviation terms.
✈️ Is it an 'airplane' or an 'aeroplane'?
🐓 Why do pilots sit in a 'cockpit'?
🛩️ Why is English the language of aviation?
🔠 How did the NATO alphabet come to be?
These questions answered – and many more – in a high-flying episode of Words Unravelled charting the etymology of flight.
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✈️ Is it an 'airplane' or an 'aeroplane'?
🐓 Why do pilots sit in a 'cockpit'?
🛩️ Why is English the language of aviation?
🔠 How did the NATO alphabet come to be?
These questions answered – and many more – in a high-flying episode of Words Unravelled charting the etymology of flight.
🍾BECOME A MEMBER🍾
Click "join" here: https://www.youtube.com/@wordsunravelled
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🎥 WATCH THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/v2pWWECvdvc
