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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A small, usually open platform located above the main bridge, as on a powerboat, equipped with a secondary set of navigational controls.

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  • noun nautical A (usually open) area on top of, or at the side of, a ship's pilothouse, serving as an operating station for the officers in good weather or when manoeuvring in port.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house

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