Definition of roundhouse Roundhouse

/ɹawˈndhawˌs/ - [rawndhaws] - round•house

We found 15 definitions of roundhouse from 4 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: roundhouses

roundhouse - a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing
roundhouse - workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • roundhouse (n.)
    A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house.
  • roundhouse (n.)
    A cabin or apartament on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; -- sometimes called the coach.
  • roundhouse (n.)
    A privy near the bow of the vessel.
  • roundhouse (n.)
    A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a turntable.

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