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Definition of Pilothouse
1. Noun. An enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated.
Group relationships: Bridge, Bridge Deck
Generic synonyms: Compartment
Specialized synonyms: Conning Tower
Definition of Pilothouse
1. Noun. (nautical) A wheelhouse ¹
2. Noun. A yacht or other small vessel having a wheelhouse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pilothouse
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilothouse
Literary usage of Pilothouse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rudder by Thomas Fleming Day (1912)
"She is a combination of the raised deck, trunk and pilothouse type and is one of
the first of this type to be built in New England waters. ..."
2. The American Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events (1863)
"The speed of these batteries has not exceeded about 8 knots an hour. fect of the
blows remained, except in the pilothouse, where 7 of the bolt-heads, ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1864)
"... carrying away, in its fearful passage, the pilothouse of the Atlanta.
The falling iron and woodwork wounded severely two out of the three pilots, ..."
4. "The Cannoneer.": Recollections of Service in the Army of the Potomac by Augustus Buell (1890)
""See that little round iron thimble on top of the cheesebox," he would say —
meaning the fighting pilothouse of the monitor— "there's where Little George is ..."
5. Decisive Battles of America by Ripley Hitchcock (1909)
"The pilot stands upon a platform below, his head and shoulders in the pilothouse.
The upper tier of bars is separated from the second by an open space of an ..."
6. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the District Courts of the United by United States District Court (New York), United States District Court (Vermont) (1874)
"The action shows the opinion of this pilot that the pilothouse is not the best
place to see, at the earliest moment, a vessel approaching in the dark. ..."
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