cockpit

noun

1. A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
2. A theater or other entertainment venue.
3. A site of conflict; a battlefield.
4. The vagina.
5. A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.
6. The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.
7. A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.
8. The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).
9. The compartment in an aircraft or spacecraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled.
10. An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.