OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27263

wheelhouse

/ˈʍiːlˌhaʊs/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
puente de gobierno • timonera
A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.
Captain Waterman was on the wheel-house at the time of the explosion, attending to the landing of passengers from the small boat. He noticed a movement over the boilers, and immedi…
The wheel-house is a small room or closet, with windows in front, built on the deck, in the forward part of the boat, where the helmsman stands to steer. The windows in the front o…
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