wheelhouse

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhwiːlhaʊs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hwēl′hous′, wēl′-)

Inflections of 'wheelhouse' (n): npl: wheelhouses

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wheel•house  (hwēl′hous′, wēl′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -hous•es 
    (-hou′ziz).USA pronunciation 
  1. Nauticalpilothouse.
  • wheel + house 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wheelhouse /ˈwiːlˌhaʊs/ n
  1. another term for pilot house
  2. informal the range of activities at which one excels (esp in the phrase in one's wheelhouse)
'wheelhouse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pilot house - pilothouse

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