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noun an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der.? Proto-Germanic *hūsą Proto-West Germanic *hūs Old English hūs Middle English hous English house English wheelhouse From wheel + house. Sense 3 (“(baseball) a pitch location which is favourable to the hitter”)…
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