wheelhouse

[ weel-hous, hweel- ]

/ ˈwilˌhaʊs, ˈʰwil- /

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Definition of wheelhouse

noun, plural wheel·hous·es [weel-hou-ziz, hweel-]. /ˈwilˌhaʊ zɪz, ˈʰwil-/.

an area of expertise: This product plays directly into marketing’s wheelhouse.Critical thinking is the wheelhouse of the liberal arts.

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Idioms about wheelhouse

in one’s wheelhouse,

Baseball. (of a pitch) within the zone that is most advantageous for a batter to hit a home run.
within one’s area of expertise or interest: There are some subjects that are in your wheelhouse and some that are not.

in the same wheelhouse, very similar and usually in the same category: The two folk singers are in the same wheelhouse.

Origin of wheelhouse

First recorded in 1805–15; wheel + house

Words nearby wheelhouse

wheel clamp, wheeled, wheeler, wheeler-dealer, wheel horse, wheelhouse, wheelie, wheelie bin, wheeling, wheel lock, wheelman

How to use wheelhouse in a sentence

It can also ensure that you’re not taking on projects that aren’t in your wheelhouse.
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City Slickers was really fun because it was so out of my wheelhouse to become as good on a horse as I became, which is a crazy story.
Making Things Crystal Clear: Billy Crystal on All Things Comic|Eugene Robinson|March 29, 2021|Ozy
Future workshops with more depth on security topics may divulge additional details given the distance in time from that particular incident and because information security is in our wheelhouse.
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I know that hiking and outdoor stuff isn’t really in her wheelhouse, but she’s told me multiple times she’d be fine with taking a camping trip as long as I’m the one who does the bulk of the planning, since it’s my area of expertise.
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Ling told Term Sheet he will stick with his wheelhouse of subscription-based businesses and mobile marketplaces.
The problem with VC-backed founders who say they don’t care about getting rich|Lucinda Shen|December 3, 2020|Fortune
Despite carving himself a successful niche in the teen idol wheelhouse, he was eager to throw dirt on that image.
Nolan Gerard Funk Romances Lindsay Lohan in ‘The Canyons’|Kevin Fallon|July 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Your brother, the serial killer of serial killers, is right in your wheelhouse.
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The argument over taxes and entitlement programs is tailor-made for Cavuto, whose wheelhouse is financial news.
Why Mitt Romney Turned to Fox News’ Neil Cavuto for Damage Control|Lauren Ashburn|September 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Economic management, Romney likes to say, is his “wheelhouse.”
Mitt Romney’s Problem With Conservatives: He’s Not Selling What They Want|Peter Beinart|February 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As an historian, Lepore finds the cause of Tea Party well inside her own wheelhouse.
Great New Reads|The Daily Beast|October 15, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In addition to these at least two more had been blooded in the scrimmage at close quarters outside the wheelhouse.
The Pirate of Panama|William MacLeod Raine
I looked up hastily to see Bothwell's malevolent face in the wheelhouse window.
The Pirate of Panama|William MacLeod Raine
Eyes wide and mouth agape, he was standing near the wheelhouse.
The Spell of the White Sturgeon|James Arthur Kjelgaard
I was just backing into the wheelhouse again when there was a flash and a roar.
The Fleets Behind the Fleet|W. MacNeile (William MacNeile) Dixon
We gave the Skippers voice time to reach the wheelhouse, and then saw the wake visibly tauten out.
The Sea and the Jungle|H. M. Tomlinson

British Dictionary definitions for wheelhouse

wheelhouse

/ (ˈwiːlˌhaʊs) /

noun

another term for pilot house

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