ROUNDHOUSE


Meaning of ROUNDHOUSE in English

n.1 a circular repair-shed for railway locomotives, built round a turntable.

2 sl. a a blow given with a wide sweep of the arm. b US Baseball a pitch made with a sweeping sidearm motion.

3 hist. a prison; a place of detention.

4 Naut. a cabin or set of cabins on the after part of the quarterdeck, esp. on a sailing-ship.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.