We could see the lights at the control tower as our plane landed during the night.
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control tower — control towers N COUNT 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. The pilot… … English dictionary
control tower — n. a tower at an airport with radar, etc. from which air traffic is directed, chiefly by radio … English World dictionary
control tower — ► NOUN ▪ a tall building from which the movements of air traffic are monitored and controlled … English terms dictionary
Control tower — The 109 meter tall control tower of Vienna International Airport, Austria. Inside the control tower at Misawa Air Base, Japan … Wikipedia
control tower — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms control tower : singular control tower plural control towers a tall building at an airport from which people control the movement of aircraft. The people who do this job are called air traffic controllers … English dictionary
control tower — noun a tower with an elevated workspace enclosed in glass for the visual observation of aircraft around an airport (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑tower • Part Holonyms: ↑airport, ↑airdrome, ↑aerodrome, ↑drome * * * conˈtrol tower … Useful english dictionary
control tower — {n.} A tower with large windows and a good view of an airport so that the traffic of airplanes can be seen and controlled, usually by radio. * /We could see the lights at the control tower as our plane landed during the night./ … Dictionary of American idioms
control tower — {n.} A tower with large windows and a good view of an airport so that the traffic of airplanes can be seen and controlled, usually by radio. * /We could see the lights at the control tower as our plane landed during the night./ … Dictionary of American idioms
control tower — control′ tow er n. aer. an elevated structure for observation and control of air and ground traffic at an airport • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
Control Tower Operator — A Control Tower Operator (CTO) is a tower rated controller, meaning the individual is rated and tested on Ground Control, Tower Flight Data, and Local Control within the tower. Before reveiving a CTO permit an individual will normally attend the… … Wikipedia
