 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
roundhouse
noun
1: workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing
locomotives
2: a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Roundhouse \Round"house'\, noun
1. A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station
house. [Obs.]
2. (Naut.)
(a) A cabin or apartament on the after part of the
quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; --
sometimes called the {coach}.
(b) A privy near the bow of the vessel.
3. A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a
turntable.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "roundhouse":
Long Melford, backhand, backhander, backstroke, boathouse,
bolo punch, carbarn, carport, carriage house, fix-it shop, garage,
hangar, haymaker, hook, one-two, repair shop, round-arm blow,
short-arm blow, sidewinder, swing, uppercut
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