Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An enclosed area, usually on the bridge of a vessel, from which the vessel is controlled when under way.
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- noun nautical A
wheelhouse - noun A
yacht or other small vessel having a wheelhouse.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
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Examples
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And between his hiding place and the pilothouse was a long expanse of open deck.
State of fear Crichton, Michael, 1942- 2004
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Looks like the horses are in the pilothouse, which is what we figured from the last video transmission.
Pressure Point Dick Couch 1992
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Looks like the horses are in the pilothouse, which is what we figured from the last video transmission.
Pressure Point Dick Couch 1992
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I’m sure the guy in the black sweater who just stepped back into the pilothouse is our boy—he’s dressed the same as the guy on TV.
Pressure Point Dick Couch 1992
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I’m sure the guy in the black sweater who just stepped back into the pilothouse is our boy—he’s dressed the same as the guy on TV.
Pressure Point Dick Couch 1992
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After that, he brought me up to the pilothouse, where I was to remain with him as he got us under way.
Family Storms 2011
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Mourning his ruined shirt and slacks, Mauvais strode toward the pilothouse.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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Mourning his ruined shirt and slacks, Mauvais strode toward the pilothouse.
Etched in Bone Adrian Phoenix 2011
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After that, he brought me up to the pilothouse, where I was to remain with him as he got us under way.
Family Storms 2011
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We found a spindly-legged arrow crab wedged into a corner of the pilothouse.
See-Worthy Darrell Hartman 2012
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