Definition

1. Noun:
   • Steering room, cab, cockpit: A compartment or enclosed space from which a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft is controlled. It houses the controls, instruments, and the operator(s).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Thuyền trưởng đang ở trong buồng lái. (The captain is in the steering room.)
  • Buồng lái của máy bay rất hiện đại. (The aircraft's cockpit is very modern.)
  • Anh ấy bước vào buồng lái xe tải. (He stepped into the truck cab.)

Advanced Usage

• "Buồng lái kín": Enclosed cab/cockpit.

  • Tàu đánh cá mới có buồng lái kín. (The new fishing boat has an enclosed steering room.)

• "Cửa buồng lái": Cab/cockpit door.

  • Hãy đóng cửa buồng lái lại. (Please close the cockpit door.)

Variants and Related Words

• Buồng máy (n): Engine room.

  • Kỹ sư đang kiểm tra buồng máy. (The engineer is checking the engine room.)

• Khoang lái (n): Another term for cockpit or control cabin, often used for aircraft.

  • Khoang lái được thiết kế cho hai phi công. (The cockpit is designed for two pilots.)

Synonyms

• Ca bin (n): Cab (from the French "cabine", commonly used in Vietnamese).
• Phòng điều khiển (n): Control room (a more general term).

Related Phrases

• Vào buồng lái: To enter the cab/cockpit.

  • Phi công đã vào buồng lái. (The pilot has entered the cockpit.)

• Lái từ buồng lái: To steer/pilot from the cab.

  • Họ có thể lái từ buồng lái chính hoặc buồng lái phụ. (They can steer from the main steering room or the auxiliary one.)

1. Steering bridge, steering room, cab
   • buồng lái xuồng máy
     a motor-boat steering room
   • buồng lái máy xúc
     a bulldozer cab