Thesaurus: cockpit

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1. n. A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights.
2. n. The Privy Council room at Westminster; -- so called because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall palace.
3. n. That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded during an engagement.
4. n. In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the cabin.
5. n. compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft
6. n. a pit for cockfights
7. n. seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car
8. 1. A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights. Henry the Eight 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.
9. n:100 n. compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft n. a pit for cockfights n. seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car