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cockpit.

A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒkˌpɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑkˌpɪt/General-American
  1. A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.

    historical
  2. A theater or other entertainment venue.

    broadly · obsolete
  3. A site of conflict; a battlefield.

    figuratively
  4. The vagina.

    vulgar
  5. A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.

    Jamaica
Where this word comes from

Compound of cock (“rooster”) + pit.

noun/ˈkɒkˌpɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑkˌpɪt/General-American
  1. The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.

    historical
  2. A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.

  3. The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).

  4. The compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled.

  5. An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

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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