cockpit

noun

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

2. The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft.

3. A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.

4. A site of conflict; a battlefield.

5. The vagina.

6. A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.

7. The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.

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

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