TOP

Definition of wheelhouse noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wheelhouse

noun
 
/ˈwiːlhaʊs/
 
/ˈwiːlhaʊs/
jump to other results
  1. a small cabin with walls and a roof on a ship where the person controlling the direction in which the ship moves stands at the wheelTopics Transport by waterc2
  2. (North American English) a person's area of expert knowledge or experience
    • in somebody's wheelhouse The movie has superstar DiCaprio in a role that is right in his wheelhouse.
  3. (in baseball) if a pitch (= throw of the ball) is in your wheelhouse, it is in the area where it is easiest to hit
    • The ball was in Escobar's wheelhouse and he hammered it to right-center field.
See wheelhouse in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
trait
noun
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 5000
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day