roundhouse

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A circular prison, especially a small local lockup or station house.

   • [T]he gentlemen in the coffee room insisted upon the watch being called, or a constable. With considerable difficulty the two heroes were carried off to the round-house, and there lodged for the night.
2. 2

   A traditional circular dwelling elevated on stilts with a conical roof found in part of…

   A traditional circular dwelling elevated on stilts with a conical roof found in part of Southeast Asia.

3. 3

   A prehistoric dwelling typical of northwest Europe in the Iron Age and Bronze Age.

   • A central stone slab cist containing the burial was surrounded by a circles of stones placed on edge, probably to represent the round house in which the deceased had lived.
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   1. 4

      The uppermost room or cabin of any note upon the stern of a ship.

   2. 5

      A privy near the bow of a vessel, especially as reserved for officers.

   3. 6

      A circular building in which locomotives are housed, sometimes with a turntable.

      • Archaeologists working on HS2 in Birmingham have uncovered the remains of what is believed to be the world's oldest railway roundhouse at Curzon Street station.
   4. 7

      A punch or kick delivered with an exaggerated sweeping movement.

   5. 8

      In the game of pinochle, a meld consisting of a queen and king in each of the four suits.

   6. 9

      To punch or kick with an exaggerated sweeping movement.

      • We focused on the nerve-agent feint, and got roundhoused by the insurgent hook.
      • 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.

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