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Wheelhouse

Noun

Définitions

1.NounA building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill. The partially enclosed structure above and around a wheel of an automobile, typically partly formed by a portion of a fender panel that has been extended outward beyond the plane of the rest of the panel.
2.NounThe partially enclosed structure above and around a wheel of an automobile, typically partly formed by a portion of a fender panel that has been extended outward beyond the plane of the rest of the panel.
3.NounAn enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, originally housing its helm or steering wheel, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge.
4.NounThe enclosed structure around the paddlewheel of a steamboat.
5.NounA 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.
6.NounA pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.
"The pitch was right in his wheelhouse, and he hit a grand slam."
7.NounA person's area of authority or expertise.
"Horse viruses are in Pat’s wheelhouse."
8.NounA set of skills necessitated by a situation.
"Ever since I started taking antipsychotics, managing my mental health has been a whole different wheelhouse."
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