pilothouse

An enclosed area, usually on the bridge of a vessel, from which the vessel is controlled when under way. Also called wheelhouse.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
  Synonym: wheelhouse

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Pilothouse of the 1000 foot Edwin H. Gott

A pilothouse is a glass-enclosed room on top of the texas (the deckhouse) from which a ship is controlled. The steering wheel, compass, engine order telegraph, and chart table are located here. On many ships, especially military and cruise ships, the pilothouse is considerably larger and combined with a number of other control structures as the ship's bridge.

It is located typically on the upper decks of the vessel.

Pilothouses may also be a feature of smaller vessels.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - styrehus

Nederlands (Dutch)
stuurhut

Français (French)
n. - poste de pilotage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Steuerhaus

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) τιμονιέρα

Italiano (Italian)
timoniera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - casa do leme (f)

Русский (Russian)
лоцманская рубка

Español (Spanish)
n. - timonera, cabina del piloto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - styrhytt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
操舵室

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 操舵室

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 조타실

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 操舵室

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كشل المراقبه والتحكم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בית ההגה (בספינה)‬

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