cock·pit /ˈkɑkˌpɪt/
駕駛員座艙,戰場
Cock·pit n.
1. A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights.
Henry the Eighth had built . . . a cockpit. --Macaulay.
2. The Privy Council room at Westminster; -- so called because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall palace.
3. Naut. (a) That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded during an engagement. (b) 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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cockpit
n 1: compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
2: an enclosure for cockfights
3: seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car