wheelhousen.

Brit.

/ˈwiːlhaʊs/, U.S.

/ˈ(h)wilˌhaʊs/

Forms: Also wheel house, wheel-house.

1. A structure enclosing a large wheel, e.g. a waterwheel; spec. a house or superstructure containing the steering-wheel, a pilot-house; also, the paddle-box of a steam-boat.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > structure enclosing large wheel

wheelhouse1835

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > part of vessel above water > [noun] > deck superstructure > deckhouse > types of

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Liverpool house1869

monkey forecastle1870

society > occupation and work > workplace > building containing industrial plant > [noun] > types of

press house1373

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press room1696

wheelhouse1883

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > propulsion machinery > [noun] > paddle-wheel > casing of

paddle-box1833

wheelhousea1910

1835 J. H. Ingraham South-West I. xxiii. 247 The pilot (as the helms-man is here termed) stands in his lonely wheel-house.

1846 A. Hawkins Let. 20 Nov. in N. E. Eliason Tarheel Talk (1956) 304 The carpenter in coming out of the wheel house whare he had been mending the wheel dropd the candle on some loose cotton.

1850 B. Taylor Eldorado (1862) i. 3 On the morning of July 5th, I took a station on the wheel-house.

1878 ‘M. Twain’ & C. D. Warner Gilded Age iv. 49 The Amaranth drew steadily up till her jack-staff breasted the Boreas's wheelhouse.

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 285.

1892 J. S. Fletcher When Charles I was King (1896) 26 The mill at Wentbridge, where the stream was pouring through the wheel-house like a cataract.

a1910 ‘M. Twain’ Autobiography (2010) I. 310 Rush..astern to the solitary lifeboat lashed aft the wheelhouse on the port side.

1922 R. Parrish Case & Girl 216 He noted..a bridge forward of the wheel-house, together with a decidedly commodious cabin aft.

1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 2 Nov. 20/1 On the roof of the main building is a full size replica of a ship's wheelhouse which is used for training.

a. A building in which cartwheels are stored.

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society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [noun] > cart- or coach house > wheelhouse

wheelhouse1808

1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon Concl. 472 The wheel-house under the barn, 25 feet square.

b. = roundhouse n. 3a.

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society > occupation and work > workplace > building containing industrial plant > [noun] > roundhouse

roundhouse1656

wheelhouse1971

1971 Country Life 11 Nov. 1325/1 An example..is a farm building specifically termed the wheelhouse, but more popularly known as roundhouse or gin gan.

3. Archaeology. A circular stone dwelling of the late Iron Age of a type widespread in northern and western Scotland, having partition walls radiating from the centre. Cf. wheel-dwelling n., wheel-hut n. at wheel n. Compounds 2.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > prehistoric dwellings

broch1654

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palafitte1866

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wheelhouse1935

1935 V. G. Childe Prehist. Scotl. x. 217 A wheel~house is in essence a walled area roughly circular or oval..divided up into a number of voussoir-shaped rooms or compartments by radial walls arranged like the spokes of a wheel.

1957 T. C. Lethbridge Gogmagog viii. 149 A considerable mass of pottery of what must be considered Iron Age culture, though of Roman date, has now been recovered from brochs and wheel-houses in the Hebrides.

1970 W. Bray & D. Trump Dict. Archaeol. 254/2 Wheelhouses survived well into the Roman period as dwellings and farmhouses.

Draft additions December 2013

North American.

a. Baseball. The area of the strike zone where a particular batter is able to hit the ball most forcefully or successfully. Also in extended use.

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1959 San Francisco Chron. 11 May h1/2 He had a couple that came right into the wheelhouse—the kind he used to knock out of sight—and he fouled 'em off.

1968 Los Angeles Times 14 July d11/3 It will do wonders for a hitter's morale to know that he only has to swing on pitches right in his wheelhouse.

1992 Matrix Summer 19/1 His wheelhouse is waist-high, inside part of the plate.

1998 Portland (Maine) Press-Herald (Nexis) 1 Feb. 1 d It was a great play... I just gave him a yell and he put it in my wheelhouse and I got a good shot off.

2006 H. G. Bissinger Three Nights in August ix. 154 He'll pound any pitch that ventures into his wheelhouse.

b. figurative. The field in which a person excels; one's strongest interest or ability.

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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > a skill > special

speciality1834

meat1922

thing1936

wheelhouse1987

1987 Musician Aug. 97/1 He told me he..couldn't play reggae. Of course he could, but it wasn't his wheelhouse, and he wanted to keep his playing honest.

1998 N.Y. Mag. 14 Sept. 32/1 Here was Brooklyn congressman Chuck Schumer speaking at NYU about gun control, his wheelhouse issue.

2004 P. Biskind Down & Dirty Pictures xi. 365 When you're doing a romantic comedy, you're in Meg Ryan's wheelhouse.

2010 Wall St. Jrnl. 21 July a6/3 ‘This is right in our wheelhouse,’ said..Apache's chairman and chief executive, in an interview. ‘This is what we do for a living.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wheelhouse
释义	wheelhousen. Brit. /ˈwiːlhaʊs/, U.S. /ˈ(h)wilˌhaʊs/ Forms: Also wheel house, wheel-house. 1. A structure enclosing a large wheel, e.g. a waterwheel; spec. a house or superstructure containing the steering-wheel, a pilot-house; also, the paddle-box of a steam-boat. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > wheel > [noun] > structure enclosing large wheel wheelhouse1835 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > part of vessel above water > [noun] > deck superstructure > deckhouse > types of summercastle1345 summer-hutch1420 poop1551 roundhouse1611 caboose1747 hurricane-house1818 wheelhouse1835 storm-house1836 pilothouse1842 Texas1853 Liverpool house1869 monkey forecastle1870 society > occupation and work > workplace > building containing industrial plant > [noun] > types of press house1373 tackle-house1562 press room1696 wheelhouse1883 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > propulsion machinery > [noun] > paddle-wheel > casing of paddle-box1833 wheelhousea1910 1835 J. H. Ingraham South-West I. xxiii. 247 The pilot (as the helms-man is here termed) stands in his lonely wheel-house. 1846 A. Hawkins Let. 20 Nov. in N. E. Eliason Tarheel Talk (1956) 304 The carpenter in coming out of the wheel house whare he had been mending the wheel dropd the candle on some loose cotton. 1850 B. Taylor Eldorado (1862) i. 3 On the morning of July 5th, I took a station on the wheel-house. 1878 ‘M. Twain’ & C. D. Warner Gilded Age iv. 49 The Amaranth drew steadily up till her jack-staff breasted the Boreas's wheelhouse. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 285. 1892 J. S. Fletcher When Charles I was King (1896) 26 The mill at Wentbridge, where the stream was pouring through the wheel-house like a cataract. a1910 ‘M. Twain’ Autobiography (2010) I. 310 Rush..astern to the solitary lifeboat lashed aft the wheelhouse on the port side. 1922 R. Parrish Case & Girl 216 He noted..a bridge forward of the wheel-house, together with a decidedly commodious cabin aft. 1976 Southern Evening Echo (Southampton) 2 Nov. 20/1 On the roof of the main building is a full size replica of a ship's wheelhouse which is used for training. 2. a. A building in which cartwheels are stored. ΘΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > [noun] > cart- or coach house > wheelhouse wheelhouse1808 1808 C. Vancouver Gen. View Agric. Devon Concl. 472 The wheel-house under the barn, 25 feet square. b. = roundhouse n. 3a. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > building containing industrial plant > [noun] > roundhouse roundhouse1656 wheelhouse1971 1971 Country Life 11 Nov. 1325/1 An example..is a farm building specifically termed the wheelhouse, but more popularly known as roundhouse or gin gan. 3. Archaeology. A circular stone dwelling of the late Iron Age of a type widespread in northern and western Scotland, having partition walls radiating from the centre. Cf. wheel-dwelling n., wheel-hut n. at wheel n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > other types of dwelling > [noun] > prehistoric dwellings broch1654 crannog1851 pile-building1863 pile-work1863 fascine dwelling1865 lake-habitation1865 palafitte1866 terramare1866 roundhouse1872 mound dwelling1897 wag1911 wheel-dwelling1931 wheelhouse1935 1935 V. G. Childe Prehist. Scotl. x. 217 A wheel~house is in essence a walled area roughly circular or oval..divided up into a number of voussoir-shaped rooms or compartments by radial walls arranged like the spokes of a wheel. 1957 T. C. Lethbridge Gogmagog viii. 149 A considerable mass of pottery of what must be considered Iron Age culture, though of Roman date, has now been recovered from brochs and wheel-houses in the Hebrides. 1970 W. Bray & D. Trump Dict. Archaeol. 254/2 Wheelhouses survived well into the Roman period as dwellings and farmhouses. Draft additions December 2013 North American. a. Baseball. The area of the strike zone where a particular batter is able to hit the ball most forcefully or successfully. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1959 San Francisco Chron. 11 May h1/2 He had a couple that came right into the wheelhouse—the kind he used to knock out of sight—and he fouled 'em off. 1968 Los Angeles Times 14 July d11/3 It will do wonders for a hitter's morale to know that he only has to swing on pitches right in his wheelhouse. 1992 Matrix Summer 19/1 His wheelhouse is waist-high, inside part of the plate. 1998 Portland (Maine) Press-Herald (Nexis) 1 Feb. 1 d It was a great play... I just gave him a yell and he put it in my wheelhouse and I got a good shot off. 2006 H. G. Bissinger Three Nights in August ix. 154 He'll pound any pitch that ventures into his wheelhouse. b. figurative. The field in which a person excels; one's strongest interest or ability. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > a skill > special speciality1834 meat1922 thing1936 wheelhouse1987 1987 Musician Aug. 97/1 He told me he..couldn't play reggae. Of course he could, but it wasn't his wheelhouse, and he wanted to keep his playing honest. 1998 N.Y. Mag. 14 Sept. 32/1 Here was Brooklyn congressman Chuck Schumer speaking at NYU about gun control, his wheelhouse issue. 2004 P. Biskind Down & Dirty Pictures xi. 365 When you're doing a romantic comedy, you're in Meg Ryan's wheelhouse. 2010 Wall St. Jrnl. 21 July a6/3 ‘This is right in our wheelhouse,’ said..Apache's chairman and chief executive, in an interview. ‘This is what we do for a living.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1923; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1808
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