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cockpit

cockpit

2 9.9
A pit where people watch roosters fight
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑkˌpɪt/
  • NSFW
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  • 207 INT. PHOENIX COCKPIT 207 Picard and Geordi are working the controls as the ship bounces and shakes.

Examples

  • Often times but a few shreds and scraps dropped from some stage poet at the Globe or Cockpit, which they have carefully booked up to serve them for such an occasion.

  • You screen it before the fight tomorrow, in the cockpit.

    Robot Jox (1990)

  • You do know why they call it a cockpit, don't you?

    Captain Marvel (2019)

  • - I don't want to go to the cockpit.

    Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008)

  • They are coming for the cockpit.

    Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)

  • The townspeople gathered to watch the roosters fight in the cockpit behind the tavern.

  • Many spectators placed bets on their favorite birds during the match in the cockpit.

  • After months of training, the fighters were finally ready for their competition in the cockpit.

Synonyms

pit
vscockpit
  • NSFW
122 6.8

A place where people gather for an activity, like trading

is an archaic term for a single enclosure used for that fighting
cage
vscockpit
52 2.5

A netted enclosure used in sports like hockey or baseball

is an archaic enclosed arena made for animal fighting not for sports

Compounds

cockpit locker
  • Specialized
8.2

A large storage compartment under cockpit seats on a boat for storing things like life jackets

Surface Forms

cockpit singular
cockpits plural

Morphology

cockpit = cock + pit (transparent) = cock + pit

The sense is a straightforward compound meaning an enclosure (pit) for cocks (roosters) used in fighting.

Etymology

Cockpit first meant a place for cockfights, made from cock ('rooster') and pit ('small enclosed place'), so the word literally named the fighting area and this meaning is now old-fashioned.