roundhouse

noun

round·​house ˈrau̇nd-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce roundhouse (audio)
Synonyms of roundhousenext
1
archaic : lockup
2
: a circular building for housing and repairing locomotives
3
: a blow delivered with a wide swing
roundhouse adjective

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He roundhouse kicks the cows and the butter comes straight out. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 Few celebrities have sparked a cult following quite like the roundhouse-kicking Chuck Norris. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2026 Recent viral videos of a bot in a clown wig roundhouse kicking a small child, or another dancing bot breaking a spectator’s nose, are testament to that. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 10 June 2026 Cordell Walker, a steely-eyed former Marine who dispensed Lone Star justice with roundhouse kicks and a decidedly old-school moral code. — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for roundhouse

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of roundhouse was in the 15th century

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roundhouse

noun
round·​house ˈrau̇nd-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce roundhouse (audio)
1
: a circular building where locomotives are kept or repaired
2
: a blow with the hand made with a wide swing

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