control tower
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of control tower
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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To the Editor: Do you trust an artificial-intelligence software tool to decide which products to launch or which expenses to cut—like a control tower?
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
New York’s LaGuardia Airport reopened Monday afternoon, hours after being closed because of a fatal runway crash, while a ground stop was issued at a New Jersey airport after a control tower was evacuated.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 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
In audio from the air traffic control tower at LaGuardia, a staff member can be heard saying: "'Truck One, stop, stop, stop!" in the seconds before the crash.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
Maddie was going off duty by the time the ambulance men had finished hurriedly patching up the German pilot and brought him into the ground floor office of the control tower.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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