control towernoun [ C ]
uk/kənˈtrəʊl ˌtaʊər/us/kənˈtroʊl ˌtaʊ.ɚ/a building at an airport from which air traffic is watched and directed
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Air travel: airports & landing strips
- aerodrome
- airbase
- airbridge
- airfield
- airport
- airstrip
- apron
- carousel
- check in
- check-in desk
- gate
- hangar
- helipad
- heliport
- Jetway
- landing strip
- pad
- reclaim
- terminal
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Examples from literature
- Gloomily the four young spacemen turned away from the ramp and headed for the control tower to hear the latest reports from the ships already underway.
- Strong turned and flipped on the intercom to the control tower.
- Strong turned to the intercom mike, calling, "Captain Strong to control tower, check in."
- There was a crackling of static over the loud-speaker and then the calm voice of Tom filled the control tower.