Word Finder - wheelhouse

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A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.

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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.

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(by extension from sense 1.2) A pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.

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The pitch was right in his wheelhouse, and he hit a grand slam.

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A person's area of authority or expertise.

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Horse viruses are in Pat’s wheelhouse.

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I took a photograph and a minute later I entered the wheelhouse.

The drive to the milling machinery returned to the wheelhouse via a belt drive that came in through a hatch in the roof.

She had a refit in 1897 when the funnels were heightened, the yards were removed and she was given a wheelhouse.

The most unusual find this year was the carving of a Pictish bear, found on a paving stone in the largest wheelhouse.

Geminus has been re - engined with a six-cylinder K-19 Cummins and given a new aluminum wheelhouse.

The Selkie has a small wheelhouse - there's only room for a couple of divers and the skipper.

The earlier one was built against the broch wall, with a later wheelhouse in the center.

The most unusual find this year was the carving of a Pictish bear, found on a paving stone in the largest Wheelhouse.

The Selkie has a small wheelhouse - there 's only room for a couple of divers and the skipper.

The key to identification was the shortened tripod mast (done by the Greeks) and the eleven wheelhouse windows.

The mark III dispensed with the sliding wheelhouse roof but instead provided a forward cockpit with front door to the saloon.

Notice the picture where the boat is not quite righted and you can see water pouring out of the wheelhouse door.

Easy engine access is provided through the teak and holly effect wheelhouse floor.

Similar cushions have been added at the stern shelf and there is a further seating area up against the wheelhouse bulkhead.

The walk-through passage roof is the base of the wheelhouse seat.

The wheelhouse, which can be enclosed or opened fully using four framed teak doors, allows full standing headroom.

Air draft should be no problem, providing the Dutch Barge has a collapsible wheelhouse, which most have.

The nylon ' brush ' draft excluder strips fitted to the rear of the sliding wheelhouse to reduce the drafts.

A Performance/acting based type of show like Hellcats is really her wheelhouse.