pilothouse
[pahy-luh t-hous]
- an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
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Origin of pilothouse
Also called wheelhouse.
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Examples from the Web for pilothouse
Contemporary Examples
The two flattened their backs against the pilothouse and sucked in their guts.
Historical Examples
I hastened down to the pilothouse, rang to stop her, and then to back her.
Up the RiverOliver Optic
The red coal of a cigar glowed in a corner of the pilothouse.
Blow The Man DownHolman Day
He leaped to the pilothouse and roared at the man at the wheel.
The Open Boat and Other StoriesStephen Crane
Slugs smacked into the hull or blossomed as stars on the glass of the pilothouse.
The Pirates of ShanHarold Leland Goodwin
Scotty went back to the top of the pilothouse to watch for shoal waters.
The Pirates of ShanHarold Leland Goodwin