English Explanatory Dictionary

headhouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
  2. The overground portion of a subway station.
  3. A structure built at the top of a ventilation shaft or mineshaft.

Word forms

headhouse headhouses head house

Etymology

From head + house.

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