Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headhouse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: head-house
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.

noun

The overground portion of a subway station.

noun

A structure built at the top of a ventilation shaft or mineshaft.

Example Sentences

"Several members cast it as an either-or issue, pitting the form of the headhouse against the function of the passageway."
"HS2 Ltd has unveiled the final design for the Little Missenden ventilation shaft headhouse on the ten-mile-long Chilterns Tunnel. Its single-storey design is said to have been inspired by barns and historic agricultural buildings in the area. [...] The headhouse will sit above a ventilation shaft 17.4 metres in diameter and 30 metres deep."

Etymology

From head + house.

Inflected Forms

headhouses (plural) head house (alternative)

Questions

What does headhouse mean?: The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
Where does headhouse come from?: From head + house.

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