General physical pit or depression; used for holes in the ground, sunken areas, or similar concave spaces.
They dug a large pit at the construction site.
A large pit had been dug at the construction site.
Motorsport term for the pit area where vehicles are serviced during a race.
The racing car came into the pit and changed its tires.
Bowling term for the pit area behind the pins where the ball and fallen pins are collected.
The ball fell into the pit of the bowling alley.
The car came into the pit to change tires.
The thrown ball missed the gutter and fell into the pit.
As soon as the work was done, the car left the pit.
cockpit
pitting; entering the pits; pit stop
pit bull
pit crew
pit stop
orchestra pit
Borrowed from English 'pit'.