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pilot house

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Out of the pilot house came Captain Wiggs, running along the rail until he came opposite the pilot house of the grain barge.

From Fenn Masterson's Discovery or, The Darewell Chums on a Cruise by Chapman, Allen

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