pilothouse
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Definition of pilothouse
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A wheelhouse.
“The funnel projected through that roof, and in front of the funnel a small cabin built of light planks served for a pilot-house.”
“Suddenly I felt a deep pang of regret—for all those thousands of poor mortals who had not stood in a pilothouse and felt that surge of eager motion as some ancient riverboat slid through deep bayou waters and headed downstream. […] From the pilothouse I walked onto the hurricane deck and watched as the sun dropped behind the bearded oaks, casting long shadows across the limpid bayou.”
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noun
-
A wheelhouse.
“The funnel projected through that roof, and in front of the funnel a small cabin built of light planks served for a pilot-house.”
“Suddenly I felt a deep pang of regret—for all those thousands of poor mortals who had not stood in a pilothouse and felt that surge of eager motion as some ancient riverboat slid through deep bayou waters and headed downstream. […] From the pilothouse I walked onto the hurricane deck and watched as the sun dropped behind the bearded oaks, casting long shadows across the limpid bayou.”
- A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From pilot + house.
Words you can make from pilothouse
200+ playable · top: HELISTOP (13 pts)
Best play helistop 13 points8-letter words
10 words7-letter words
28 words- HOPLITE 12 pts
- LITHOPS 12 pts
- OPHITES 12 pts
- PLUSHIE 12 pts
- POTHOLE 12 pts
- UPSHOOT 12 pts
- EOLITHS 10 pts
- HOLIEST 10 pts
- HOSTILE 10 pts
- LITHOES 10 pts
- LOUTISH 10 pts
- OOLITHS 10 pts
- ISOTOPE 9 pts
- PILEOUS 9 pts
- PIOLETS 9 pts
- PISTOLE 9 pts
- PITEOUS 9 pts
- POLOIST 9 pts
- SLIPOUT 9 pts
- STIPULE 9 pts
- TOPSOIL 9 pts
- TOUPIES 9 pts
- TUPELOS 9 pts
- OOLITES 7 pts
- OSTIOLE 7 pts
- OUTLIES 7 pts
- OUTSOLE 7 pts
- STOOLIE 7 pts
6-letter words
67 words- OPHITE 11 pts
- OUPHES 11 pts
- PHOTOS 11 pts
- PITHOS 11 pts
- POLISH 11 pts
- POTHOS 11 pts
- SPILTH 11 pts
- TOPHES 11 pts
- TOPHUS 11 pts
- UPSHOT 11 pts
- EOLITH 9 pts
- HELIOS 9 pts
- HELOTS 9 pts
- HOLIES 9 pts
- HOLIST 9 pts
- HOOLIE 9 pts
- HOSTEL 9 pts
- HOTELS 9 pts
- HOUSEL 9 pts
- HUSTLE 9 pts
- ISOHEL 9 pts
- LITHOS 9 pts
- OOLITH 9 pts
- SLEUTH 9 pts
- SOOTHE 9 pts
- THIOLS 9 pts
- THOLES 9 pts
- THOLOI 9 pts
- THOLOS 9 pts
- TUSHIE 9 pts
- LETUPS 8 pts
- LOUPES 8 pts
- PILEUS 8 pts
- PILOSE 8 pts
- PILOTS 8 pts
- PILOUS 8 pts
- PIOLET 8 pts
- PISTOL 8 pts
- PISTOU 8 pts
- PLUOTS 8 pts
- PLUTEI 8 pts
- POILUS 8 pts
- POLEIS 8 pts
- POLIES 8 pts
- POLIOS 8 pts
- POLITE 8 pts
- POSOLE 8 pts
- POSTIE 8 pts
- POTSIE 8 pts
- POULTS 8 pts
- SOPITE 8 pts
- SPOILT 8 pts
- STIPEL 8 pts
- TOUPIE 8 pts
- TULIPS 8 pts
- TUPELO 8 pts
- LOOIES 6 pts
- LOUIES 6 pts
- OOLITE 6 pts
- OTIOSE 6 pts
- OUTIES 6 pts
- OUTLIE 6 pts
- SOLUTE 6 pts
- TOILES 6 pts
- TOUSLE 6 pts
- TUILES 6 pts
- UTILES 6 pts
5-letter words
94 words- HELPS 10 pts
- HOOPS 10 pts
- HOPES 10 pts
- OUPHE 10 pts
- OUPHS 10 pts
- PHEOS 10 pts
- PHOTO 10 pts
- PHOTS 10 pts
- PHUTS 10 pts
- PITHS 10 pts
- PLUSH 10 pts
- POOHS 10 pts
- SHLEP 10 pts
- SHTUP 10 pts
- ETHOS 8 pts
- HEILS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HELIO 8 pts
- HELOS 8 pts
- HELOT 8 pts
- HILTS 8 pts
- HILUS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
- HOLES 8 pts
- HOLOS 8 pts
- HOLTS 8 pts
- HOOTS 8 pts
- HOSEL 8 pts
- HOTEL 8 pts
- HOUSE 8 pts
- LITHE 8 pts
- LITHO 8 pts
- SHEOL 8 pts
- SHIEL 8 pts
- SHITE 8 pts
- SHOOL 8 pts
- SHOOT 8 pts
- SHOTE 8 pts
- SHOUT 8 pts
- SHUTE 8 pts
- ESTOP 7 pts
- LETUP 7 pts
- LIPOS 7 pts
- LOOPS 7 pts
- LOPES 7 pts
- LOUPE 7 pts
- LOUPS 7 pts
- PELTS 7 pts
- PESTO 7 pts
- PILES 7 pts
- PILOT 7 pts
- PILUS 7 pts
- PIOUS 7 pts
- PISTE 7 pts
- PLIES 7 pts
- PLOTS 7 pts
- PLUOT 7 pts
- POETS 7 pts
- POILU 7 pts
- POISE 7 pts
- POLES 7 pts
- POLIO 7 pts
- POLIS 7 pts
- POLOS 7 pts
- POOLS 7 pts
- POSIT 7 pts
- POULT 7 pts
- POUTS 7 pts
- PULES 7 pts
- PULIS 7 pts
- PULSE 7 pts
- SETUP 7 pts
- SITUP 7 pts
- ETUIS 5 pts
- ILEUS 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LIEUS 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
- LOOIE 5 pts
- LOOSE 5 pts
- LOOTS 5 pts
- LOTOS 5 pts
- LOTUS 5 pts
- LOUIE 5 pts
- LOUIS 5 pts
- LOUSE 5 pts
- LOUTS 5 pts
- LUTES 5 pts
- OLEOS 5 pts
- OLIOS 5 pts
- OUSEL 5 pts
- OUTIE 5 pts
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