roundhouse

noun

round·​house ˈrau̇nd-ˌhau̇s 

1

archaic : lockup

2

: a circular building for housing and repairing locomotives

3

: a blow delivered with a wide swing

roundhouse adjective

Examples of roundhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Excavations in South Ayrshire also unearthed ruins of another 2,600-year-old roundhouse and 3,500-year-old pottery, archaeologists said. —Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025

Killam unleashed a roundhouse kick for his portrait. —T. M. Brown, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025

Its fight scenes and climactic set pieces are dynamic and well-choreographed, presenting a World’s Greatest Detective that’s more likely to deliver a spinning roundhouse kick than moody introspection. —Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024

When Cobra Kai completed its first roundhouse kick back in 2018, diehard fans of The Karate Kid movies of the ‘80s didn’t know what to expect. —Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for roundhouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse

Kids Definition

roundhouse

noun

round·​house ˈrau̇nd-ˌhau̇s 

1

: a circular building where locomotives are kept or repaired

2

: a blow with the hand made with a wide swing