Definition of: cockpit

(kok′pit′) noun
1. A pit or ring for cock-fighting; hence, any place where many battles have taken place.
2. An apartment for the wounded in a warship.
3. Naut. In small yachts, a space lower than the rest of the deck.
4. Aeron. In some airplanes, an enclosed space for the pilot and co–pilot or a passenger.
5. Obs. The pit of a theater.