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Definition of Control tower
1. Noun. A tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport.
Definition of Control tower
1. Noun. (aviation) An airport building from which the air traffic control unit monitors and directs the movement of aircraft on and around the airport. ¹
2. Noun. An enclosed, raised structure occupied by one or more persons who operate or exercise control over railway traffic, ship movement, a racetrack, machinery, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Control Tower
Literary usage of Control tower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transportation Expressions (1996)by Richard Feldman by Richard Feldman (1998)
"... TOWER: See Also Aerodrome control tower Airport Traffic control tower Digital
Brite Radar Indicator Tower Equipment Limited Radar Approach control tower ..."
2. Paying for Highways, Airways, and Waterways: How Can Users Be Charged (1993)
"Seconds and overs refers to aircraft that have traveled to another airport and
were handed over to another TRACON or airport control tower. c ..."
3. C3I: Issues of Command & Control edited by Thomas P. Coakley (1994)
"They could not launch aircraft from the control tower. The Israelis literally
lost command and control for about thirty-six hours under Egyptian jamming ..."
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