Bible Dictionaries
Cockpit

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) In some aeroplanes and flying machines, an inclosure for the pilot or a passenger.

(2):

(n.) A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights.

(3):

(n.) That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded during an engagement.

(4):

(n.) The Privy Council room at Westminster; - so called because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall palace.

(5):

(n.) In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the cabin.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cockpit'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cockpit.html. 1828.