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headhouse

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.

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noun

Meaning 2

The overground portion of a subway station.

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noun

Meaning 3

A structure built at the top of a ventilation shaft or mineshaft.

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History

Etymology

From head + house.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: stacidomo — portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
  • French: bâtiment des voyageurs — portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
  • German: Empfangsgebäude — portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
  • German: Empfangshalle — portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
  • German: Zugangsgebäude — portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
  • German: Stationsgebäude — portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
  • German: Aufnahmegebäude — portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
  • Kashubian: banowiszcze — portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
  • Polish: dworzec kolejowy — portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
  • Spanish: zaguán — portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
  • Spanish: mezanine — portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.