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单词 roundhouse
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
round•house /ˈraʊndˌhaʊs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Rail Transporta building for the servicing and repair of locomotives, built around a turntable in the form of some part of a circle.
  2. Sport, Slang Termsa punch delivered with a wild or exaggerated circular motion.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
round•house  (round′hous′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hous•es 
    (-hou′ziz).USA pronunciation 
  1. Rail Transporta building for the servicing and repair of locomotives, built around a turntable in the form of some part of a circle.
  2. Nautical, Naval Termsa cabin on the after part of a quarterdeck.
  3. Slang Termsa punch in which the arm is typically brought straight out to the side or rear of the body and in which the fist describes an exaggerated circular motion.
  4. GamesAlso called round trip. [Pinochle.]a meld of one king and queen of each suit.
  • round1 + house 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
roundhouse /ˈraʊndˌhaʊs/ n
  1. a circular building in which railway locomotives are serviced or housed, radial tracks being fed by a central turntable
  2. slang a swinging punch or style of punching
  3. an obsolete word for jail
  4. obsolete a cabin on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship
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