wheelhouse

  1. Noun.  (nautical) An enclosed compartment, on the deck of a vessel such as a fishing boat, from which it may be navigated; on a larger vessel it is the bridge or pilothouse.
  2. Noun.  (nautical) The enclosed structure around side paddlewheels on a steamboat.
  3. Noun.  (baseball) A batter's power zone.

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