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roundhouse definition

round·house (ro̵undho̵us′)

noun

  1. ☆ a circular building, with a turntable in the center, used for storing and repairing locomotives
  2. a cabin on the after part of the quarterdeck on old sailing ships
  3. Baseball
    1. a pitch with a wide curve
    2. Boxing a wide swing or hook, as to the head
  4. Pinochle a meld consisting of a king and queen of each of the four suits

Etymology: orig., a lockup, after Du rondhuis, guardhouse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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