| Cockpit 1. (n.) A pit, or enclosed 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. Thesaurus Entries agora, amphitheater, arena, athletic field, auditorium, background, bear garden, bowl, boxing ring, bull ring, campus, canvas, circus, coliseum, colosseum, course, field, floor, forum, ground, gym, gymnasium, hall, hippodrome, lists, locale, marketplace, mat, milieu, open forum, palaestra, parade ground, pit, place, platform, precinct, prize ring, public square, purlieu, range, ring, scene, scene of action, scenery, setting, site, sphere, squared circle, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, terrain, theater, tilting ground, tiltyard, walk, wrestling ring |