PILOTHOUSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pilothouse mean? 

• PILOTHOUSE (noun)
  The noun PILOTHOUSE has 1 sense:

1. an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated

  Familiarity information: PILOTHOUSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PILOTHOUSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

pilothouse; wheelhouse

Hypernyms ("pilothouse" is a kind of...):

compartment (a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pilothouse"):

conning tower (an armored pilothouse on a warship)

Holonyms ("pilothouse" is a part of...):

bridge; bridge deck (an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands)