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PRONUNCIATION OF CONTROL TOWER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONTROL TOWER

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Control tower is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONTROL TOWER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

control tower

Air traffic control

Air traffic control is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and through controlled airspace, and can provide advisory services to aircraft in non-controlled airspace. The primary purpose of ATC worldwide is to prevent collisions, organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and provide information and other support for pilots. In some countries, ATC plays a security or defensive role, or is operated by the military. To prevent collisions, ATC enforces traffic separation rules, which ensure each aircraft maintains a minimum amount of empty space around it at all times. Many aircraft also have collision avoidance systems, which provide additional safety by warning pilots when other aircraft get too close. In many countries, ATC provides services to all private, military, and commercial aircraft operating within its airspace. Depending on the type of flight and the class of airspace, ATC may issue instructions that pilots are required to obey, or advisories that pilots may, at their discretion, disregard.

Definition of control tower in the English dictionary

The definition of control tower in the dictionary is a tower at an airport from which air traffic is controlled.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONTROL TOWER

control chart
control column
control command
control commands
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control freak
control freakery
control grid
control group
control key
control knob
control mark
control panel
control point
control rod
control room
control stick
control surface
control system
control unit

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONTROL TOWER

bell tower
bestower
clock tower
conning tower
cooling tower
flower
ivory tower
Martello tower
minitower
observation tower
out-tower
overtower
peel tower
round tower
shot tower
signal tower
stower
tower
traffic control tower
watchtower
water tower

Synonyms and antonyms of control tower in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «control tower» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONTROL TOWER

Find out the translation of control tower to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of control tower from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «control tower» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

控制塔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

torre de control
570 millions of speakers

English

control tower
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नियंत्रण टावर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

برج المراقبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диспетчерская вышка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

torre de controle
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিয়ন্ত্রণ টাওয়ার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la tour de contrôle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menara kawalan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tower
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

管制塔
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

컨트롤 타워
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Menara kontrol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điều khiển xe kéo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டுப்பாட்டு கோபுரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंट्रोल टॉवर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kontrol kulesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

torre di controllo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wieża kontroli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

диспетчерська вишка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

turn de control
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πύργος ελέγχου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beheertoring
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontrolltorn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontrolltårn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of control tower

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROL TOWER»

The term «control tower» is regularly used and occupies the 74.378 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONTROL TOWER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about control tower

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONTROL TOWER»

Discover the use of control tower in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to control tower and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Secrets from the Tower: An O'Hare Air Traffic Controller's ...
It's entertaining for its anecdotes, informative about air traffic, and also poignant, in terms of the life lessons the book delivers, and its tales of love and loss.
Bob Richards, 2007
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The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964
The Anchorage International Airport control tower collapsed, killing one person and injuring a second, but other air traffic control facilities incurred only minor damage, and services were not disrupted by physical damage to buildings or to ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Alaska Earthquake, 1968
3
How to Become a Pilot: The Step-by-step Guide to Flying
The movement area is normally described in local bulletins issued by the airport manager or control tower. These bulletins may be found in FSSs, fixed base operators offices, air carrier offices and operations offices. The control tower also  ...
‎1987
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Army aviation lighting
The primary point of control will be in the operations room of the control tower. The alternate (secondary) point of control will be located in the equipment vault unless specifically directed or approved for location elsewhere. A single pole, single ...
United States. Dept. of the Army, 1989
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
MOU Unicom at airports with no control tower; Aeronautical utility stations. 122.725 MHz G, L MA2, FAU, MOU Unicom at airports with no control tower; Aeronautical un- ity stations. 122.750 MHz F MA2 Private fixed wing aircraft air-to -air ...
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Staff, 2002
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L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
17, 1991] §65.39 Practical experience requirements: Facility rating. Each applicant for a facility rating at any air traffic control tower must have satisfactorily served— (a) As an air traffic control tower operator at that control tower without a facility ...
7
Advanced Concepts, Life Cycle Models and Tools for ...
Consider two classes of objects: airplane objects and control tower objects. An airplane object periodically gets air traffic information, controls the body of the corresponding plain, and requests control tower object to renew data. A control tower ...
‎1997
8
49 CFR Transportation: CFR Parts 1000-1199
(b) At an airport which has a control tower, control tower remote communications outlet station (RCO) or FAA flight service station in operation, communications by an aeronautical utility mobile station are limited to the management of ground ...
Office of The Federal Register, 2013
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InfoWorld
Although the SAN switches and disk arrays carried the RLX logo, they were a hodgepodge of devices assembled from other manufacturers, and Control Tower XT couldn't manage them — so much for an integrated solution. Control Tower 6G ...
10
Aviation safety opportunities exist for FAA to refine the ...
... Wisconsin - Air Traffic Control Tower Minneapolis- St. Paul, Minnesota - Air Traffic Control Tower Youngstown, Ohio -Air Traffic Control Tower Pontiac, Michigan - Air Traffic Control Tower Champaign, Illinois - Air Traffic Control Tower Grand ...
United States. General Accounting Office

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONTROL TOWER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term control tower is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Flextronics Will Manage Global Supply Chain With New Real-Time …
Some companies have chosen to centrally manage their supply chains using a control tower approach. In contrast, Flextronics wants the whole ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
NTSB: 2 dead in collision, crash of F-16, small plane
He said it is not yet known if the Cessna pilot had filed a flight plan, but the pilot was communicating with the control tower and had announced ... «WYFF Greenville, Jul 15»
3
Study could shed light on best use of St. Cloud airport
... airport since 2000, including a new terminal, runway extensions and rehabilitation, a new air traffic control tower and the Minnesota National ... «St. Cloud Times, Jul 15»
4
Flagler County renews airport loan
The loan also helped to cover about $529,000 in construction costs for the air traffic control tower and $428,000 in other capital improvements ... «Daytona Beach News-Journal, Jul 15»
5
More info needed on jail control systems before approval
“Our central control is in the old part of the jail, and our control tower is in the new part of the jail that was added on previously, which makes any ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
6
Explaining Harvey Field's runway issues
All this buzz and activity makes for a busy airport, especially since it is “self-regulating” (no air traffic control tower) and pilots have to follow a ... «Snohomish County Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Workers to use Tulsa airport's temporary control tower until at least …
Some employees will continue to work in the Tulsa International Airport's temporary air traffic control tower until at least Friday, officials said. «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
8
Federal spending bills include money for airport tower, aircraft contract
Two pending federal spending bills would keep the air-traffic control tower functioning at Hagerstown Regional Airport and continue funding for ... «Herald-Mail Media, Jul 15»
9
Air traffic controllers to continue working out of temporary tower at …
Tulsa International Airport's air traffic control tower and mobile temporary air traffic control tower in foreground. Tulsa, OK, June 30, 2015. «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
10
Procter & Gamble's Futuristic Control Tower Environment
One thing it appears to mean is a cross functional control tower that exists in a “visually immersive data environment.” P&G does not call it a ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

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