From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwheelhousewheel‧house /ˈwiːlhaʊs/ noun [countable] TTWthe place on a ship where the captain stands at the wheel
Examples from the Corpus
wheelhouse• There were no rails, no cabin, just the open deck and a small wheelhouse near the stem.• I edged back against the wheelhouse and aimed my camera at them.• Displays include Eyemouth tapestry, history of Berwickshire fanning and fishing, and the wheelhouse of a modern fishing boat.• I shared the skipper's cabin immediately below the wheelhouse.• Everyone was staring past me, beyond the wheelhouse, at the northern horizon.• On the upper deck aft from the wheelhouse she has a little lounge with a sauna.• Indeed, the wheelhouse is looking more like the cockpit of a space shuttle every day.• Shortly before dawn I slept for a while on top of the wheelhouse. 