COCKPIT

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

Etymology

Noun

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.]

Synonyms

• (control area of an airplane): flight deck, office

Anagrams

• 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