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pilot house

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noun

  1. nautical an enclosed structure on the bridge of a vessel from which it can be navigated; wheelhouse

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The Conception consisted of three decks: the pilot house and crew quarters on top; a middle deck, where the fire ignited; and sleeping quarters in the belly of the vessel.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2021

"There’s a little cabin in front, so you can’t totally see what’s going on, but you can easily see the pilot house where the guy would be driving," Jack Sherman told WSLS.

From Fox News • Jul. 9, 2021

As for Lyles, the Washington Times reported he was working barefoot on top of the pilot house, which was slippery from the early-morning rain.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2020

The space, only 30 feet in diameter, is intimate, like a thrillingly vertiginous pilot house more than 1,200 feet above the city.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2019

Then, feeling privileged, he entered the little pilot house.

From Rockhaven by Munn, Charles Clark