wheelhouse
/HH W IY1 L HH AW0 S/noun
- 1
A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.
- 2
A prehistoric structure from the Iron Age found in Scotland, characteristically including an outer wall within which a circle of stone piers (resembling the spokes of a wheel) form the basis for lintel arches supporting corbelled roofing with a hearth at the hub.
- 3
(by extension from sense 1.2) A pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.
โThe pitch was right in his wheelhouse, and he hit a grand slam.โ
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