Roundhouses

round·house (round

hous

)

1. A circular building 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. Slang A punch or swing delivered with a sweeping sidearm movement.

roundhouse [ˈraʊndˌhaʊs]

1. (Transport / Railways) a circular building in which railway locomotives are serviced or housed, radial tracks being fed by a central turntable

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) Boxing slang

a. a swinging punch or style of punching

b. (as modifier) a roundhouse style

3. (Group Games / Card Games) Pinochle US a meld of all four kings and queens

4. an obsolete word for jail

5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Obsolete a cabin on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship

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Noun	1.	roundhouse - workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives workplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
	2.	roundhouse - a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing hook - a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent

Translations

roundhouse [ˈraʊndhaʊs] N (roundhouses (pl)) [ˈraʊndhaʊzɪz]

1. (Rail) → cocherón m circular, rotonda f para locomotoras

2. (Naut) (archaic) → chupeta f

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Following a certain time period, most Roundhouses had to close down as the age of the steam engine had elapsed so these buildings were often completely destroyed.

Chesterfield Tourist Information & Travel Guide by Paul Serellis / Travel, recreation and leisure community

The building is one of two roundhouses at the Felin Uchaf educational centre, a fewmiles beyondRhoshirwaun near the tip of the Llyn peninsula.

WALES: Young offenders build for future; Teens gain skills on ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

There are four roundhouses in the village along with a camp fire, water and wood storage areas and an area to keep sheep.

Win a chance to live like a Viking by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)

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