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cockpit

noun

  1. an enclosed circular area for cockfights
  2. a place where there have been many battles
  3. a sunken space in the deck of a boat, usually toward the stern and for use by the helmsman
  4. the space in a small airplane for the pilot and, sometimes, passengers, or in a large airplane for the pilot and copilot or crew
  5. Historical the quarters of junior officers on a sailing warship, used for the treatment of the wounded during a battle
  6. the driver's seat in a racing car
  7. Obsolete the pit of a theater

See cockpit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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