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
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Pereira will play a character called The Butcher, and bring his set of skills – including anaconda chokes and roundhouse kicks – to his meaty role.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Pereira will play a character called The Butcher, and bring his set of skills to the role — including anaconda chokes and roundhouse kicks.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Urías throws a roundhouse punch with his pitching hand and unleashes a stream of expletives in Spanish.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Subsequent excavations have revealed many clues about the lives of the roundhouse’s Bronze Age residents, as the Guardian’s Steven Morris reports.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
Pereira will play a character called The Butcher, and bring his set of skills to the role — including anaconda chokes and roundhouse kicks.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Urías throws a roundhouse punch with his pitching hand and unleashes a stream of expletives in Spanish.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
Subsequent excavations have revealed many clues about the lives of the roundhouse’s Bronze Age residents, as the Guardian’s Steven Morris reports.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
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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
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