roundhouse
Americannoun
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roundhouses
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a building for the servicing and repair of locomotives, built around a turntable in the form of some part of a circle.
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Nautical. a cabin on the after part of a quarterdeck.
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Slang. a punch in which the arm is typically brought straight out to the side or rear of the body and in which the fist describes an exaggerated circular motion.
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Also called round trip. Pinochle. a meld of one king and queen of each suit.
noun
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a circular building in which railway locomotives are serviced or housed, radial tracks being fed by a central turntable
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slang boxing
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a swinging punch or style of punching
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( as modifier )
a roundhouse style
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pinochle a meld of all four kings and queens
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an obsolete word for jail
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obsolete a cabin on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship
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He left the Air Force in 1962 and set up a martial arts studio in Los Angeles, finding his calling in teaching and delivering roundhouse kicks.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
Each roundhouse roof had three layers: insulating straw topped by turf and completed with clay -- making them warm and waterproof but still well ventilated.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
In the third quarter, he picked off a Washington pass and went in for an uncontested roundhouse dunk.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
The late-night blaze took just six minutes to rip through the centre's best-known feature - a reconstructed Iron Age roundhouse that had stood on stilts in the loch for 25 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2023
Coach Hedge had lost interest in the conversation—probably because it was no longer about him—and wandered toward the bow of the ship, practicing his roundhouse kicks and complimenting himself on his technique.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
"In a freezing winter, with winds cutting across the Fens, these roundhouses would have been pretty cosy," said CAU project archaeologist Dr Chris Wakefield.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
The inhabitants lived in a clutch of thatched roundhouses built on wooden stilts above a channel of the River Nene, which empties into the North Sea.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
Archaeologists said it was an Iron Age village, formed of over 30 roundhouses, believed to have been established in about 400 BC, that developed into a wealthy Roman trading town.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2022
They fought with jabs from a kid quarterback, roundhouses from acrobatic receivers and knockdowns by giant linemen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2017
The torch was applied to two roundhouses, to railroad sheds, shops and offices, cars and locomotives.
From Historical Essays by James Ford Rhodes
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