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1 wheelhouse
noun (the shelter in which a ship's steering-wheel is placed.) τιμονιέρα -
2 wheel
[wi:l] 1. noun1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) τροχός, ρόδα2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) τροχός / τιμόνι2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.)2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.)3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.)•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
- wheelwright
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Wheelhouse — Wheel house , n. (Naut.) (a) A small house on or above a vessel s deck, containing the steering wheel. (b) A paddle box. See under {Paddle}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wheelhouse — 1835, structure enclosing a large wheel, especially one over the steering wheel of a steamboat, thus pilot house; from WHEEL (Cf. wheel) (n.) + HOUSE (Cf. house) (n.). Baseball slang sense of “a hitter s power zone” attested by 1990 … Etymology dictionary
wheelhouse — ► NOUN ▪ a shelter for the person at the wheel of a boat or ship … English terms dictionary
wheelhouse — ☆ wheelhouse [hwēl′hous΄, wēl′hous΄ ] n. PILOTHOUSE … English World dictionary
Wheelhouse — Interior de una wheelhouse en Old Scatness. Tres de las cuatro … Wikipedia Español
Wheelhouse — Extérieur de wheelhouse à Jarlshof en 1987 … Wikipédia en Français
Wheelhouse — Drei der vier wheelhouses des Jarlshof Komplexes. Zustand Juni 1987, gesehen vom Stewart Manson House … Deutsch Wikipedia
Wheelhouse — This unusual surname is medieval but of Olde English origins. It has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with ships, since it is with ships that wheelhouses are most generally associated. In this case, the wheel in question was a water wheel, and … Surnames reference
wheelhouse — UK [ˈwiːlˌhaʊs] / US [ˈwɪlˌhaʊs] / US [ˈhwɪlˌhaʊs] noun [countable] Word forms wheelhouse : singular wheelhouse plural wheelhouses a small room on a boat where the wheel and other controls are … English dictionary
wheelhouse — noun /ˈwiːlˌhaʊs/ a) An enclosed compartment, on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge or pilothouse The pitch was right in his wheelhouse, and he hit a … Wiktionary
wheelhouse — [[t](h)wi͟ːlhaʊs[/t]] wheelhouses N COUNT A wheelhouse is a small room or shelter on a ship or boat, where the wheel used for steering the boat is situated … English dictionary