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wheel⋅house

  [hweel-hous, weel-]
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–noun, plural -hous⋅es  [-hou-ziz] .
pilothouse.
Origin:
1805–15; wheel + house

pi⋅lot⋅house

  [pahy-luht-hous]
–noun, plural -hous⋅es  [-hou-ziz] . Nautical.
an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
Also called wheelhouse.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; pilot + house
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pi·lot·house   (pī'lət-hous')   
n.   Nautical
An enclosed area, usually on the bridge of a vessel, from which the vessel is controlled when under way. Also called wheelhouse.
wheel·house   (hwēl'hous', wēl'-)   
n.  See pilothouse.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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