pilothouse
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Snow lashed against the pilothouse windows while he and his crew struggled to control the vessel and steer clear of icebergs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025
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.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
Johns said Golden Nugget, Lake Charles’ newest riverboat, had to have a paddle wheel, a pilothouse and a crew and, “It’s sitting on a mud flat to make it legal.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 13, 2017
Unlike on most container ships, where the walkways on either side of the pilothouse are open to the elements, the Triple-E’s were to be enclosed.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 5, 2013
The tide was very high, and only a weather-beaten wedge of the Moily Bell’s pilothouse showed above the waterline.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Popular with both cruising yachtsmen and liveaboards, all Krogen yachts carry raised pilothouses.
From Time Magazine Archive
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