COCKPIT

cockpit. Cockpit, n. place where cocks fight, part of a man of war

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Cock″pit′ (kŏk″pĭt), n. 1. 1. A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights.
Henry the Eighth had built . . . a cockpit. Macaulay. 2. 2. The Privy Council room at Westminster; — so called because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall palace. Brande & C.
3. 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.