wheelhouse
noun
wheel·house
ˈ(h)wēl-ˌhau̇s 
plural wheelhouses
1
: pilothouse
Looking out at the all-but-empty bay from the wheelhouse of the new 28-foot research boat …—
Bill Nemitz
Bill NemitzHe climbed a rickety rope ladder to the ship's deck, then another five flights of stairs to the wheelhouse.—Daniel Machalaba
Daniel Machalaba2
: a place or center of control or leadership (as in an organization)
But while there was momentary calm in the wheelhouse, there was still a real question whether anyone was really in command of the administration's foreign-policy machinery.—David Gelman et al.
David Gelman et al.3
US
a
baseball
: the section of the strike zone where it is easiest for the batter to hit the ball well
The home run came on a 3–2 pitch. [Danny] Graves tried to get Jenkins with a sinker. "It was right in his wheelhouse," Graves said.—John Fay
John Fay
b
: an area that matches a person's skills or expertise
… he was right in his wheelhouse—politics is where [Stephen] Colbert soars.—Adam Chitwood
Adam ChitwoodExamples of wheelhouse in a Sentence
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And that plays directly into the wheelhouse of Canadian and other international producers that have been doing multi-passport films and TV series for decades.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
The notes are primarily in the wheelhouse of sophisticated and high-net-worth investors due to their complexity.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 2 June 2025
The yacht’s chief engineer managed to get out from a wheelhouse door while assisting another deckhand, who likewise then helped lift out two other crew members onto the deck.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 15 May 2025
Last year, label founder MIKE told Rolling Stone that the positive response to Pinball, a departure from his purist-assuaging wheelhouse, helped invigorate his creativity.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
The notes are primarily in the wheelhouse of sophisticated and high-net-worth investors due to their complexity.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 2 June 2025
The yacht’s chief engineer managed to get out from a wheelhouse door while assisting another deckhand, who likewise then helped lift out two other crew members onto the deck.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 15 May 2025
Last year, label founder MIKE told Rolling Stone that the positive response to Pinball, a departure from his purist-assuaging wheelhouse, helped invigorate his creativity.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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“Wheelhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheelhouse. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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wheelhouse
noun
wheel·house
-ˌhau̇s
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: the place of control or leadership (as in an organization)
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: an area that matches a person's skills or expertise
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