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control tower

con·trol tow·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuh n-trohl tou-er]
    • /kənˈtroʊl ˈtaʊ ər/
    • /kənˈtrəʊl ˈtaʊə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh n-trohl tou-er]
    • /kənˈtroʊl ˈtaʊ ər/

Definitions of control tower words

  • countable noun control tower A control tower is a building at an airport from which instructions are given to aircraft when they are taking off or landing. You can also refer to the people who work in a control tower as the control tower. 3
  • noun control tower a tower at an airport from which air traffic is controlled 3
  • noun control tower a tower at an airport with radar, etc. from which air traffic is directed, chiefly by radio 3
  • noun control tower a glass-enclosed, elevated structure for the visual observation and control of the air and ground traffic at an airport. 1
  • noun control tower building from which air traffic is directed 1
  • noun control tower (aviation) An airport building from which the air traffic control unit monitors and directs the movement of aircraft on and around the airport. 0
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Origin of control tower

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Control tower

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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control tower popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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