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roundhouse
round·house R0321800 (round′hous′)n.1. A usually circular or semicircular building constructed around a central turntable and used for housing and switching locomotives.2. Nautical A cabin on the after part of the quarterdeck of a ship.3. Games A meld of four kings and four queens in pinochle.4. Sports A punch or kick delivered with a sweeping movement from one side. roundhouse (ˈraʊndˌhaʊs) n1. (Railways) a circular building in which railway locomotives are serviced or housed, radial tracks being fed by a central turntable2. (Boxing) boxing slang a. a swinging punch or style of punchingb. (as modifier): a roundhouse style. 3. (Card Games) pinochle US a meld of all four kings and queens4. an obsolete word for jail5. (Nautical Terms) obsolete a cabin on the quarterdeck of a sailing shipround•house (ˈraʊndˌhaʊs)
n., pl. -hous•es (-ˌhaʊ zɪz) 1. a building for the servicing and repair of locomotives, built around a turntable. 2. a cabin on the after part of a quarterdeck. 3. a punch delivered with an exaggerated circular motion. 4. a meld in pinochle of one king and queen of each suit. [1580–90] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  roundhouse - workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotivesworkplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today" | | 2. | roundhouse - a hook delivered with an exaggerated swinghook - a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent |
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roundhouse
roundhouse punchA punch delivered in a semicircular motion or direction, as opposed to straight in front of the person delivering it. The boxer was caught with a vicious roundhouse punch that KO'd him on the spot. You're better off throwing quick, controlled jabs than swinging those wild roundhouses punches.See also: punch, roundhouseroundhouse kickA kick delivered in a semicircular motion or direction, as opposed to straight in front of the person delivering it. The MMA fighter was knocked out after catching a roundhouse kick directly to the side of his head. She ducked beneath the roundhouse kick and countered with a devastating uppercut.See also: kick, roundhouseroundhouse punch n. a punch to the head made by swinging the arm in an arc rather than by a jabbing punch. He let him have a roundhouse punch that would have cracked a two-by-four. See also: punch, roundhouseroundhouse
roundhouse1. a circular building in which railway locomotives are serviced or housed, radial tracks being fed by a central turntable 2. Boxing slanga. a swinging punch or style of punching b. (as modifier): a roundhouse style 3. Pinochle US a meld of all four kings and queens 4. Obsolete a cabin on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship roundhouseA house that is round in plan, with no exterior corners.roundhouse
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