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    WHEELHOUSE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigatedplay

    Synonyms:

    pilothouse; wheelhouse

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("wheelhouse" is a kind of...):

    compartment (a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wheelhouse"):

    conning tower (an armored pilothouse on a warship)

    Holonyms ("wheelhouse" is a part of...):

    bridge; bridge deck (an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands)

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