Cockpit

['kɒkpɪt] or ['kɑkpɪt]

(noun.) compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft.

(noun.) seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car.

(noun.) a pit for cockfights.

Inputed by Kelly--From WordNet

(n.) A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights.

(n.) The Privy Council room at Westminster; -- so called because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall palace.

(n.) That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded during an engagement.

(n.) In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the cabin.

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