cockpit
A pit or other enclosure for cockfightingA pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
» The pilot came out of the cockpit.
Meaning
10 senses(historical)A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
a pit for cockfights
(figuratively)A site of conflict; a battlefield.
(vulgar)The vagina.
(Jamaica)A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.
(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.
A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.
The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).
seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car
The compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled.
compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
(figuratively)An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.
Cockpit, Pilotenkanzel, Pilotenkabine
каби́наkabína
(broadly, obsolete)A theater or other entertainment venue.
Examples
15 sentencesThe pilot came out of the cockpit.
He was found drinking in the cockpit.
The airliner didn't have a cockpit voice recorder.
The pilots don't want anyone in their cockpit.
Boris found the pilot dead inside the cockpit.
Translations
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Origin
Compound of cock (“rooster”) + pit. Either the same as above or from compound of cock (“bCompound of cock (“rooster”) + pit.
Either the same as above or from compound of cock (“boat”) + pit, where the first element is also found in cockboat and coxswain.
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