"roundhouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-roundhouse.wav [US] Forms: roundhouses [plural]
Etymology: From round + house. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|round|house}} round + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} roundhouse (plural roundhouses)
  1. A circular prison, especially a small local lockup or station house. Categories (topical): Prison, Toilet (room)
    Sense id: en-roundhouse-en-noun-2ioc1NMd Disambiguation of Prison: 26 10 11 17 23 3 7 2 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 10 14 27 10 27 2 7 3
  2. (nautical, now chiefly historical) The uppermost room or cabin of any note upon the stern of a ship. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Nautical, Prison, Ship parts, Toilet (room)
    Sense id: en-roundhouse-en-noun-5Fwij8wP Disambiguation of Prison: 26 10 11 17 23 3 7 2 Disambiguation of Ship parts: 1 25 23 30 9 3 6 3 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 10 14 27 10 27 2 7 3 Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (nautical, now historical) A privy near the bow of a vessel, especially as reserved for officers. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Nautical, Prison, Ship parts, Toilet (room)
    Sense id: en-roundhouse-en-noun-7RayAzfp Disambiguation of Prison: 26 10 11 17 23 3 7 2 Disambiguation of Ship parts: 1 25 23 30 9 3 6 3 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 10 14 27 10 27 2 7 3 Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (rail transport) A circular building in which locomotives are housed. Categories (topical): Rail transportation, Prison, Ship parts Translations (a circular building in which locomotives are housed): депо (depo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), rotunda [feminine] (Czech), veturitalli (Finnish), teach lár deice [masculine] (Irish), 円形機関車庫 (enkeikikanshakou) (Japanese), ве́ерное депо́ (véjernoje depó) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-roundhouse-en-noun-kdHrCl3N Disambiguation of Prison: 26 10 11 17 23 3 7 2 Disambiguation of Ship parts: 1 25 23 30 9 3 6 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 8 9 34 13 8 20 6 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 9 10 30 13 12 17 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 9 10 30 12 12 15 9 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport Disambiguation of 'a circular building in which locomotives are housed': 3 2 2 79 5 2 8
  5. (archaeology) A prehistoric dwelling typical of northwest Europe in the Iron Age and Bronze Age. Categories (topical): Archaeology, Prison, Toilet (room)
    Sense id: en-roundhouse-en-noun--X7KN4MY Disambiguation of Prison: 26 10 11 17 23 3 7 2 Disambiguation of Toilet (room): 10 14 27 10 27 2 7 3 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
  6. (chiefly US) A punch or kick delivered with an exaggerated sweeping movement. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-roundhouse-en-noun-an4SblYF Categories (other): American English
  7. (card games) In the game of pinochle, a meld consisting of a queen and king in each of the four suits. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-roundhouse-en-noun-W840YDGa Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: round house Derived forms: Atlantic roundhouse, roundhouse kick Related terms: engine shed [rail-transport, railways, transport]

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-roundhouse.wav [US] Forms: roundhouses [present, singular, third-person], roundhousing [participle, present], roundhoused [participle, past], roundhoused [past]
Etymology: From round + house. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|round|house}} round + house Head templates: {{en-verb}} roundhouse (third-person singular simple present roundhouses, present participle roundhousing, simple past and past participle roundhoused)
  1. To punch or kick with an exaggerated sweeping movement.
    Sense id: en-roundhouse-en-verb-o6eYORnD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: round house

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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