English

Noun

headhouse ‎(plural headhouses)

1. The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
   • 2007 January 8, William Neuman, “Planners Clash Over Transit Hub, and Riders Win”, in New York Times:

     Several members cast it as an either-or issue, pitting the form of the headhouse against the function of the passageway.

2. The overground portion of a subway station.

Alternative forms

• head house

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