Pilothouse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pilothouse is a noun meaning (nautical) A wheelhouse.
Meaning
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
More Meanings
- A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
Example Sentences
The funnel projected through that roof, and in front of the funnel a small cabin built of light planks served for a pilot-house.
Suddenly I felt a deep pang of regret—for all those thousands of poor mortals who had not stood in a pilothouse and felt that surge of eager motion as some ancient riverboat slid through deep bayou waters and headed downstream. […] From the pilothouse I walked onto the hurricane deck and watched as the sun dropped behind the bearded oaks, casting long shadows across the limpid bayou.
Word Forms
- pilothouses
Synonyms for pilothouse
Depending on context, synonyms include wheelhouse.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wheelhouse, helm, porthouse, porthole, roundhouse, boilerhouse.
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