control room
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of control room
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Instruments were replaced with couches; the control room is now a walk-in closet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 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
We visit their control room in the basement of a building.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Canadian astronaut Jenni Gibbons was at the heart of NASA's control room in Houston on Monday, supporting her Artemis II crewmates remotely during their flight around the Moon.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Following the explosion in unit 1, operators in the control room next to it didn’t have a lot of options to reduce their radiation exposure.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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