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Webster 1913 Edition
Roundhouse
Round′houseˊ
,Noun.
1.
A constable’s prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house.
[Obs.]
2.
(Naut.)
(a)
A cabin or apartment on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; – sometimes called the
coach
. (b)
A privy near the bow of the vessel.
Webster 1828 Edition
Roundhouse
ROUND'HOUSE
, n.1.
A constable's prison; the prison to secure persons taken up by the night-watch, till they can be examined by a magistrate.2.
In a ship of war, a certain necessary near the head, for the use of particular officers.3.
In large merchantmen and ships of war, a cabin or apartment in the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; sometimes called the coach. It is the master's lodging room.Definition 2024
roundhouse
roundhouse
English
Noun
roundhouse (plural roundhouses)
- (rail transport) A circular building in which locomotives are housed.
- (martial arts) A punch or kick delivered with an exaggerated sweeping movement.
- (archaeology) An Iron Age dwelling.
- (nautical) The uppermost room or cabin of any note upon the stern of a ship.
- (card games) In the game of pinochle, a meld consisting of a queen and king in each of the four suits.
- A constable's prison; a lockup or station house.
- (nautical) A privy near the bow of the vessel.
Derived terms
Translations
a circular building in which locomotives are housed
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Verb
roundhouse (third-person singular simple present roundhouses, present participle roundhousing, simple past and past participle roundhoused)
- To punch or kick with an exaggerated sweeping movement.
- 2009, Diane Tullson, Riley Park (page 18)
- I'm on my feet and my fist is roundhousing and I feel flesh. I hit again, and teeth crack under my fist. I hear voices and they're shouting and a light burns into my face.