pilothouse

[pahy-luht-hous]

noun

Nautical.

plural

pilothouses 

1. an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pilothouse¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; pilot + house

Example Sentences

Snow lashed against the pilothouse windows while he and his crew struggled to control the vessel and steer clear of icebergs.

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Mr. Lynn said the captain had spent a lot of time in the Arlington’s pilothouse as the ship was in distress, and there was confusion about why he was waving.

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Reports indicate he was last seen near its pilothouse, waving at the Collingwood, minutes before his ship vanished into the lake.

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Every position, from the engine room up the pilothouse, is below where the department would like to be.

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After impact a watch captain, who happened to be in a stateroom, went forward into the pilothouse, took the controls, reversed the ferry away from the beach and took it to the dock.

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