cockpit
(noun) compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
cockpit
(noun) seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car
cockpit
(noun) a pit for cockfights
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cockpit (plural cockpits)
(now, chiefly, historical) A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting. [from 16th c.]
(figurative) A site of conflict; a battlefield. [from 16th c.]
(vulgar, slang) The vagina. [from 17th c.]
(Jamaica) A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes. [from 17th c.]
(nautical, now, historical) The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay. [from 17th c.]
(nautical) A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located. [from 18th c.]
The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile). [from 20th c.]
The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft. [from 20th c.]
(figurative) An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control. [from 20th c.]
• (control area of an airplane): flight deck, office
• Pitcock, cocktip
Source: Wiktionary
Cock"pit`, n.
1. A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights. Henry the Eight had built . . . a cockpit. Macaulay.
2. The Privy Council room at Westminster; -- so called because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall palace. Brande & C.
3. (Naut.) (a) That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded during an engagement. (b) In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the cabin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
