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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 theofficers in good weather or when manoeuvring inport .
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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