WHEELHOUSE

pilothouse, wheelhouse

(noun) an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

wheelhouse (plural wheelhouses)

A building or other structure containing a (large) wheel, such as the water wheel of a mill.

(automotive) The partially enclosed structure above and around a wheel of an automobile, typically partly formed by a portion of a fender panel that has been extended outward beyond the plane of the rest of the panel.

Synonyms: wheel arch, wheel well

(nautical) An enclosed compartment on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, originally housing its helm or steering wheel, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge.

Synonym: pilothouse

(nautical) The enclosed structure around the paddlewheel of a steamboat.

Synonym: paddle box

(archaeology) A prehistoric structure from the Iron Age found in Scotland, characteristically including an outer wall within which a circle of stone piers (resembling the spokes of a wheel) form the basis for lintel arches supporting corbelled roofing with a hearth at the hub.

(Canada, US, baseball, by extension from sense 1.2) A pitch location which is favourable to the hitter.

(Canada, US, figuratively) A person's area of authority or expertise.

Synonym: domain

Source: Wiktionary

Wheel"house`, n. (Naut.) (a) A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel. (b) A paddle box. See under Paddle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition