Wheelhouse

Quick meaning: Wheelhouse is a noun meaning A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (Canada, US, baseball, by extension from sense 1.2) A pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.
2. (Canada, US, figuratively) A person's area of authority or expertise.
3. (Canada, US, figuratively) A set of skills necessitated by a situation.
4. (archaeology) 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.

Example Sentences

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

Here is the ball, in my wheelhouse. I slide my hips out of the way, put myself in place to hit the coldie of a lifetime.

The next pitch was close to my wheelhouse so I just let 'er rip. I got ahold of it and shot it to left field on the line.

The ball was up in my wheelhouse, and I got round on it, got the meat of that Ritchie Ashburn bottle bat solidly on the ball. I'll never in my life hit a ball any better.

Word Forms

• wheelhouses
• wheel house
• wheel-house

Synonyms for wheelhouse

Depending on context, synonyms include bailiwick, domain, pilothouse.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pilothouse, steering, booth, kiosk, newsstand, flap.

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