wheelhouse

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈʍiːlˌhaʊs/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈʍilˌhaʊs/, /ˈwil-/

Noun

wheelhouse (plural wheelhouses)

1. A building#Noun|building or other structure#Noun|structure containing a (large) wheel#Noun|wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill#Noun|mill.
   1. (automotive) The partially enclosed#Adjective|enclosed structure above and around a wheel of an automobile, typically partly form#Verb|formed by a portion of a fender panel#Noun|panel that has been extended outward beyond the plane#Noun|plane of the rest of the panel.

      Synonyms: wheel arch, wheel well

   2. (nautical) An enclosed compartment on the deck#Noun|deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, originally house#Verb|housing its helm#Noun|helm or steering wheel, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge#Noun|bridge.

      Synonyms: pilothouse

   3. (nautical) The enclosed structure around the paddlewheel of a steamboat.

      Synonyms: paddle box

2. (archaeology) A prehistoric structure from the Iron Age found in Scotland, characteristically including an outer wall#Noun|wall within which a circle#Noun|circle of stone#Noun|stone piers (resembling the spoke#Noun|spokes of a wheel) form the basis for lintel arch#Noun|arches support#Verb|supporting corbelled roofing#Noun|roofing with a hearth at the hub.
3. (Canada, US, baseball, by extension from sense 1.2) A pitch#Noun|pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.

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

4. (Canada, US, figuratively) A person's area of authority or expertise.

   Synonyms: domain

   Horse viruses are in Pat’s wheelhouse.

Translations

• French: timonerie
• German: Ruderhaus, Steuerhaus
• Italian: timoniera
• Portuguese: casa do leme
• Russian: рулева́я ру́бка
• Spanish: puente de gobierno, timonera

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