Meaning
The wild, rugged limestone karst region of interior Trelawny (and beyond) — a maze of steep, cone-shaped hills and deep sinkhole valleys ('cockpits') that is nearly roadless and forbidding. Its impassable terrain made it the great refuge of the Maroons, who fought the British from its cover; today it is a place of rich biodiversity, caves, and fierce debate over protecting it from mining.
Examples
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Di Maroon dem hide inna Cockpit Country.
The Maroons hid in the Cockpit Country.
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Cockpit Country rough an hard fi cross.
The Cockpit Country is rough and hard to cross.
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Nuff rare plant an bird live inna di cockpits.
Many rare plants and birds live in the cockpits.
Origin
Named for the 'cockpit' (steep sinkhole) landforms; the Trelawny karst, a Maroon stronghold. See [[maroon]], [[bush]].
How it’s used
The rugged limestone karst interior; the great Maroon refuge. See [[maroon]], [[accompong]].