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round·house  (roundhous)

n.

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.

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roundhouse [ˈraʊndˌhaʊs]

n

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

Thesaurus

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