How to Use pilothouse in a Sentence

pilothouse

noun

• When the wave hit the Edrie, the anchor chain snapped and whipped around the pilothouse.
  — David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2023
• The upper deck has a bow pool as well as the pilothouse.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2023
• Much of the action takes place in the pilothouse and bridge wing, which serves as a balcony that overlooks the ship.
  — Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2021
• From his corner of the pilothouse, Hutchins looked over at the crew’s leader.
  — Annie Murphy Paul, Wired, 15 June 2021
• As thin wisps of smoke rose from the vessel’s smokestack high above the pilothouse, a 23-year-old enslaved man named Robert Smalls stood on the deck.
  — Cate Lineberry, Smithsonian, 13 June 2017
• The ship’s hull is 68 feet tall, from keel to deck, and the pilothouse and ship’s quarters will rise another nine stories above the main deck.
  — Andrew Maykuth, Philly.com, 10 May 2018
• The navigator himself turned to the captain, seated on the port side of the pilothouse.
  — Annie Murphy Paul, Wired, 15 June 2021
• Fold-back glass doors, along with a power-down window between the galley and bar, open up the entire back of the pilothouse to the outdoors.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2022
• The orange glow from the GPS illuminates the dark pilothouse, but Capt.
  — Eric Dusenbery, ajc, 28 Sep. 2021
• The top deck includes a salon, with floor-to-ceiling windows, and the pilothouse, with a walkaround passage on all sides and lounge at the rear.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2022
• The Americans could make out rocket tubes mounted on the pilothouse of one boat.
  — Megan Rose, ProPublica, 24 June 2019
• The bank above the pilothouse can generate up to 3-kW of energy that is transferred to the 30-kW battery bank.
  — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2022
• But Delaney says the big difference on the Eclipse will be more livable pilothouse space.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2022
• Besides the pilothouse, this level has a gym with a large glass door that turns it into an indoor-outdoor space.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2022
• The space in front of the pilothouse is also a social enclave, with lounges table and exceptional views of the water.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2022
• The pilothouse, necessary for a human crew to control the ship, can be unbolted and removed.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 5 Feb. 2018
• Inside the pilothouse—located on the navigation bridge, two levels up from the flight deck—the mood was buoyant.
  — Annie Murphy Paul, Wired, 15 June 2021
• The pilothouse seems most like a conventional yacht, while the whimsy begins again on the flybridge, with its teak deck, and aquamarine upper helm, tables and even the top radome.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 13 May 2022
• Even the photographers stopped their clicking and instead cowered in the pilothouse.
  — Kate Siber, Outside Online, 5 Dec. 2017
• Adjacent to the master is a small pilothouse, yet this area is only used for monitoring the yacht’s systems rather than steering the vessel.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2023
• There’s also easy access from the pilothouse to the wraparound Portuguese Bridge, and directly up to the flybridge, which has a second helm and extensive seating under the shade of the huge hardtop.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2022
• Bering and Trasco focus on the pilothouse and engine room, both vulnerable points during an attack.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2022
• My favorite space on the 55 is also considered its most-beloved feature: the elegant pilothouse.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2022
• My favorite spot on the 112 was the pilothouse, another large social area, with lounges and big windows surrounding the helm chair and navigation console.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 9 July 2021
• The power-sliding pilothouse door is just a terrific feature.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2022
• Baker says the entire pilothouse will undergo a revamp at the end of the next season, with hundreds of thousands of dollars in new electronics replacing the older equipment.
  — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 15 July 2023
• The salon includes an open helm station—rather than a separate pilothouse—which does away with the traditional steering wheel in favor of joystick control.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2023
• On the upper deck is an observation lounge which, apart from the pilothouse, another exterior lounge area, gym, dining area and the staterooms, is pretty much the complete layout.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 23 July 2021
• There’s a nice layering effect across the decks—including the galley between the main and pilothouse decks—that accentuates the openness and accessibility of the interior.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 31 May 2022
• These turn what is typically a mundane pilothouse into an elegant social area.
  — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 18 Sep 2024