cockpit

Meaning

1. The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).
2. The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft.
3. A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
4. A site of conflict; a battlefield.
5. (slang) The vagina.
6. A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.
7. The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.
8. A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.
9. An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.

Synonyms

cabin

pit

cab

battlefield

battleground

cockfight

flight deck

plane

pulpit

rim

spacecraft

tire

wheel

🛞

wind tunnel

aeroplane

✈️

polje

aircraft

airplane

✈️

Etymology

From cock + pit.