control room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of control room
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The idea is to set up a shipping container control room in a safe area, where a human can remotely control the vehicle on the last, most treacherous leg of its journey.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
In the most terrifying moment of his career, he picked up the nearest phone, dialed the control room with the main server and shouted: Unplug the machine!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Its engines fire and it climbs into the skies over the Gulf of Mexico to cheers and screams in the SpaceX control room.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Isro later clarified that the celebrating women were administrative staff - but added that several female scientists had worked on the mission and they were in the control room at the time.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Then he worked in the control room with me, watching the cameras and writing stupid programs that spelled out words on the screen or played guessing games with numbers.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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