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roundhouse (n.)

also round-house, "lock-up, place of detention," 1580s, from Dutch rondhuis "guardhouse." Meaning "circular shed for locomotives with a turntable in the center" is from 1856. Meaning "blow delivered with a wide sweep of the arm" is perhaps extended from "round building for circular machinery."

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Definitions of roundhouse from WordNet

roundhouse (n.)
workplace consisting of a circular building for repairing locomotives;
roundhouse (n.)
a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing;
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