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control tower
noun
- a glass-enclosed, elevated structure for the visual observation and control of the air and ground traffic at an airport.
control tower
noun
- a tower at an airport from which air traffic is controlled
Word History and Origins
Origin of control tower1
Example Sentences
He never left the country; his body was found hanging from the control tower of Male International Airport.
The reason was a fire in the control tower at the Philadelphia airport, according to a campaign official.
Three minutes later, the control tower picked up two emergences at a light-second and a half, a thousand or so miles apart.
The pilot sighted the landing platform, checked with Control Tower, and eased up for the final descent.
The pilot buzzed Control Tower frantically as Kielland fought down panic.
Control Tower was to the left, balanced precariously at a slight tilt in a sea of mud.
The men scurried up the ropes just as the plastic dome of the Control Tower sank with a gurgle.
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