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Noun: pilothouse  'pI-lut,haws
  1. An enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
    "The captain steered the ship from the pilothouse";
    - wheelhouse

Derived forms: pilothouses

Type of: compartment

Part of: bridge, bridge deck

Encyclopedia: Pilothouse