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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
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