wheelhouse

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

wheelhouse
    n 1: an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be
         navigated [syn: {pilothouse}, {wheelhouse}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Wheelhouse \Wheel"house`\, n. (Naut.)
      (a) A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing
          the steering wheel.
      (b) A paddle box. See under {Paddle}.
          [1913 Webster]