roundhouse
noun
- ☆ a circular building, with a turntable in the center, used for storing and repairing locomotives
- a cabin on the after part of the quarterdeck on old sailing ships
- ☆ Baseball
- a pitch with a wide curve
- Boxing a wide swing or hook, as to the head
- ☆ Pinochle a meld consisting of a king and queen of each of the four suits
See roundhouse in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(roundˈhousˌ)
noun- A circular building for housing and switching locomotives.
- Nautical A cabin on the after part of the quarterdeck of a ship.
- Games A meld of four kings and four queens in pinochle.
- Slang A punch or swing delivered with a sweeping sidearm movement.
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