wheelhouse

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According to Urban Dictionary and other sources, one's "wheelhouse" is an "area of expertise." I gather it's used similarly to "forte" or "strong point" or "metier."

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  1. Vardibidian

    I know it as a baseball term, a ball pitched to a batter’s wheelhouse is pitched to his particular strength, usually a fastball down and in. This is distinct from a roundhouse curve, which is a kind of pitch. However, when applied to buildings, a roundhouse and a wheelhouse are the same thing, the house in which the horses go round and round to turn the mill.

    Thanks,
    -V.

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