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Noun: control tower  kun'trówl 'taw(-u)r
  1. A tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport
    "Air traffic controllers in the control tower guided planes safely to their gates"

Derived forms: control towers

Type of: tower

Part of: aerodrome [Brit], airdrome [N. Amer], airport, drome

Encyclopedia: Control tower