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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Shortly before midnight, Kerry goes to the wheelhouse and sees it’s been over two hours since there’s been an entry in the logbook.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s pretty weird and quite obviously way outside The Rock’s wheelhouse.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Rock playing an MMA fighter in a biopic seems within the realm of possibility, but whatever this is definitely appears to be taking him out of his wheelhouse.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
The blaze starts small but soon catches hold, and these scenes are right up there in Greengrass’s wheelhouse.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
That’s pretty weird and quite obviously way outside The Rock’s wheelhouse.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The Rock playing an MMA fighter in a biopic seems within the realm of possibility, but whatever this is definitely appears to be taking him out of his wheelhouse.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
The blaze starts small but soon catches hold, and these scenes are right up there in Greengrass’s wheelhouse.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Wheelhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheelhouse. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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wheelhouse
noun
wheel·house
-ˌhau̇s
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2
: the place of control or leadership (as in an organization)
3
: an area that matches a person's skills or expertise
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