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{{a|plainenglish|}}“[[Wheelhouse]]s,” so sayeth Wiktionary, “are the small enclosed parts of a bridge which historically held the ship’s steering wheel”.  
{{a|plainenglish|}}“[[Wheelhouse]]s,” so sayeth Wiktionary, “are the small enclosed parts of a bridge which historically held the ship’s steering wheel”.  


By extension of stone dead {{tag|metaphor}}, one’s [[wheelhouse]] is one’s interest, competence or preference —  ones ''bag'', baby—articulated in a way that only an American would not respond to with a ''round''house slap upside the head.  
By extension of stone dead [[metaphor]], one’s [[wheelhouse]] is one’s interest, competence or preference —  ones ''bag'', baby—articulated in a way that only an American would not respond to with a ''round''house slap upside the head.  


Known in commonwealth sailing circles as a “[[cockpit]]”, which is a much better name for the place where you would find the sort of gent who uses the expression “[[wheelhouse]]”.
Known in commonwealth sailing circles as a “[[cockpit]]”, which is a much better name for the place where you would find the sort of gent who uses the expression “[[wheelhouse]]”.

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Wheelhouses,” so sayeth Wiktionary, “are the small enclosed parts of a bridge which historically held the ship’s steering wheel”.

By extension of stone dead metaphor, one’s wheelhouse is one’s interest, competence or preference — ones bag, baby—articulated in a way that only an American would not respond to with a roundhouse slap upside the head.

Known in commonwealth sailing circles as a “cockpit”, which is a much better name for the place where you would find the sort of gent who uses the expression “wheelhouse”.