A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.
The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft.
A site of conflict; a battlefield.
The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).
An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.
The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.
The vagina.
A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.
A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
The railing at the bow of a boat, which sometimes extends past the deck. It is sometimes referred to as bow pulpit. The railing at the stern of the boat is sometimes referred to as a stern pulpit; other texts use the term pushpit.
A raised desk, lectern, or platform for an orator or public speaker.
A raised platform in a church, usually enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon.
A bow platform for harpooning.
Activity performed from a church pulpit, in other words, preaching, sermons, religious teaching, the preaching profession, preachers collectively or an individual preaching position; by extension: bully pulpit.