Definitions for Roundhouse
ˈraʊndˌhaʊs; -ˌhaʊ zɪzround·house

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roundhousenoun

   workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives

2. roundhousenoun

   a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. roundhousenoun

   A circular building in which locomotives are housed.

2. roundhousenoun

   A punch or kick delivered with an exaggerated sweeping movement.

3. roundhousenoun

   An Iron Age dwelling.

4. roundhousenoun

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

5. roundhousenoun

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

6. roundhouseverb

   To punch or kick with an exaggerated sweeping movement.

7. Etymology: From round + house

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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1. roundhouse

   A roundhouse is a building used for servicing locomotives, built around a turntable in a circular or semicircular shape. It enables the locomotives to be moved easily in any direction. In a broader context, it could also refer to a circular building or a place constructed in a curve. Additionally, in martial arts, a roundhouse is a type of kick where the attacker swings their leg around in a semicircular motion to strike with the front of the foot or the lower shin.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Roundhousenoun

   a constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house

2. Roundhousenoun

   a cabin or apartament on the after part of the quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; -- sometimes called the coach

3. Roundhousenoun

   a privy near the bow of the vessel

4. Roundhousenoun

   a house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a turntable

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Roundhouse

   A roundhouse is a building used by railroads for servicing locomotives. Roundhouses are large, circular or semicircular structures that were traditionally located surrounding or adjacent to turntables. The defining feature of the traditional roundhouse was the turntable, which facilitates access when the building is used for repair facilities or for storage of steam locomotives. Early steam locomotives normally travelled forwards only; although reverse operations capabilities were soon built into locomotive mechanisms, the controls were normally optimized for forward travel, and the locomotives often could not operate as well in reverse. Some passenger cars, such as observation cars, were also designed as late as the 1960s for operations in a particular direction. A turntable allowed a locomotive or other rolling stock to be turned around for the return journey. Most modern diesel and electric locomotives can run equally well in either direction, and many have control cabs at each end. In addition, railroads often use multiple locomotives to pull trains, and even with locomotives that have distinct front and rear ends, the engines at opposing ends of a locomotive "consist" can be aligned so they face opposite directions. With such a setup, trains needing to reverse direction can use a technique known as a "run around," in which the engines are uncoupled from the train, pull around it on an adjacent track or siding, and reattach at the other end. The engineer changes operating ends from the original locomotive to the one on the opposite end of the locomotive consist.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Roundhouse in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Roundhouse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Roundhouse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Roundhouse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Roundhouse
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Roundhouse
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Roundhouse
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Roundhouse