'Roundhouse' definitions:
Definition of 'roundhouse'
(from WordNet)
noun
Workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives
noun
A hook delivered with an exaggerated swing
Definition of 'Roundhouse'
From: GCIDE
- Roundhouse \Round"house`\, n.
- 1. A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station house. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Naut.) (a) A cabin or apartament 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a turntable. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'roundhouse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- backhand,
- backhander,
- backstroke,
- boathouse,
- bolo punch,
- carbarn,
- carport,
- carriage house,
- fix-it shop,
- garage,
- hangar,
- haymaker,
- hook,
- Long Melford,
- one-two,
- repair shop,
- round-arm blow,
- short-arm blow,
- sidewinder,
- swing,
- uppercut