control tower
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of control tower
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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The pair clocked off around an hour before their shift was due to end, the newspaper said citing sources, leaving the control tower short-staffed before the crash that killed two pilots.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
He maintains that ServiceNow is fundamentally different because it is a platform company, acting as a control tower astride legacy systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
It is effectively a watchtower or control tower for all your data.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
In audio from the control tower at the time of the crash, an air traffic controller can be heard urgently asking the truck to come to a stop.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
It wasn’t much—a control tower and a six-thousand-foot runway, mobile homes, and a mess hall.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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