wheelhouse

🇺🇸 /ˈwiːlhaʊs/ 🇬🇧 /ˈwiːlhaʊs/
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noun
R

A small room on a ship where the person who steers the ship stands.

The captain was in the wheelhouse, guiding the ship through the storm.

R

An area where someone is very skilled or knowledgeable.

The movie has superstar DiCaprio in a role that is right in his wheelhouse.

R

In baseball, a pitch that is easy for a batter to hit.

The ball was in Escobar's wheelhouse and he hammered it to right-center field.

translation

n. A small room on a ship where the person who steers the ship stands.; An area where someone is very skilled or knowledgeable.; In baseball, a pitch that is easy for a batter to hit.

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Plural wheelhouses