wheelhouse

Noun

Meaning

A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel.

A paddle box. See under Paddle.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cockpit bailiwick doghouse pilothouse deckhouse sphere of knowledge area of knowledge area of specialization area of interest area of specialty field of competence field of expertise field of specialization field of specialty pilot's cabin
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Hypernyms

compartment

Hyponyms

conning tower

Examples

It's in my wheelhouse to be creepy, as a person. Ben Falcone

I don't have that kind of voice, the big baritone or rousing tenor sound. My wheelhouse was in the frothier pieces. So my appreciation for those older musicals and revivals grew. Jesse Tyler Ferguson

I'm British; pessimism is my wheelhouse. John Oliver (comedian)

Even those who don't believe in climate change believe we should develop renewable energy. Americans get it: it's time. This is not controversial. It's actually right in the wheelhouse of American business. Marshall Herskovitz

I'm Canadian, and so American politics aren't really in my wheelhouse. Ryan Gosling

Although this project isn't in our typical wheelhouse of industrial design and manufacturing, the ultimate goal of design is to solve problems beautifully, and we've all come together to do just that." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

wheelful wheelgun wheelhorse wheelie wheelie bag wheelie bin