wheelhouse

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwiːlˌhaʊs/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʍiːl-/ conservatively, rare
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• British, Southern, Standard: /ˈwɪj(ə)lˌhaws/
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• General-American: /ˈwilˌhaʊs/
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• General-American: /ˈʍil-/ conservatively, rare
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• Australian: /ˈwiːlˌhæɔs/
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• Scotland: /ˈʍilˌhʌʊs/
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwel- Proto-Indo-European *kwekwléh2 Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English wheelhouse From wheel + house. Sense 3 (“(baseball) a pitch location which is favourable to the hitter”) references the fact that a vessel is controlled from its wheelhouse (sense 1.2), and sense 4 (“a person’s area of authority or expertise”) is a figurative use of sense 3.

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Norwegian Bokmål: hjulbue — partially enclosed structure above and around a wheel of an automobile — see also wheel well
• Bulgarian: ру́бка (rúbka) — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Czech: kormidelna — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Danish: styrehus — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Danish: bro — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Dutch: stuurhuis — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Dutch: stuurhut — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Finnish: ohjaushytti — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• French: timonerie — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• German: Ruderhaus — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• German: Steuerhaus — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Hungarian: kormányosfülke — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Icelandic: stýrishús — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Italian: timoniera — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Malay: rumah kemudi — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Norwegian Bokmål: styrehus — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Norwegian Nynorsk: styrehus — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Norwegian Nynorsk: styrhus — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Polish: sterówka — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Portuguese: casa do leme — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Romanian: timonerie — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Russian: ру́бка (rúbka) — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Russian: рулева́я ру́бка (rulevája rúbka) — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Serbo-Croatian: kormìlārnica — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Slovak: kormidelňa — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Slovak: kormidlovňa — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Slovene: krmȃrnica — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Spanish: puente de gobierno — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Spanish: timonera — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Swedish: styrhytt — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Swedish: kommandobrygga — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Ukrainian: ру́бка (rúbka) — enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel from which it may be navigated — see also deckhouse
• Finnish: siipirattaan suojus — enclosed structure around the paddlewheel of a steamboat — see also paddle box
• Swedish: hjulhus — enclosed structure around the paddlewheel of a steamboat — see also paddle box