What is "habitacle"

Habitacle \Hab"it*a*cle\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t*[.a]*k'l), n. [F. habitacle dwelling place, binnacle, L. habitaculum dwelling place. See Binnacle, Habit, v.] A dwelling place.
--Chaucer.
--Southey.

Etymology 1 n. (context obsolete English) A dwelling or habitation. Etymology 2

n. 1 (context literary French) habitation, dwelling 2 (context nautical French) binnacle 3 (context aviation French) cockpit 4 interior (of a car)