Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cockpit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cockpit \Cock"pit`\, n.
In some a["e]roplanes and flying machines, an inclosure for
the pilot or a passenger.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cockpit \Cock"pit`\ (k[o^]k"p[i^]t), n.
1. A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights.
Henry the Eighth had built . . . a cockpit.
--Macaulay.
2. The Privy Council room at Westminster; -- so called
because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall
palace. --Brande & C.
3. (Naut.)
(a) That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded
during an engagement.
(b) In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than
the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the
cabin.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cockpit
n 1: compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
2: an enclosure for cockfights
3: seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car
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