cocked hat

English

Noun

cocked hat (countable and uncountable, plural cocked hats)

1. A hat with the brim turned up to form two or three points; a bicorn or tricorn
2. (nautical) The triangular space formed by the intersection of the position lines on a chart determined by plotting three bearings; the approximate position of the ship
3. (uncountable) A game similar to ninepins, except that only three pins, arranged in a triangle, are used.

Derived terms

• beat into a cocked hat
• Cocked Hat Club
• cocked hat curve
• cocked hat double
• knock into a cocked hat
• throw into a cocked hat