headhouse
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headhouse
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noun headhouses · head house
- The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc. Several members cast it as an either-or issue, pitting the form of the headhouse against the function of the passageway.
- The overground portion of a subway station.
- A structure built at the top of a ventilation shaft or mineshaft. 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
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noun portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
| Español | zaguán, mezanine |
|---|---|
| Français | bâtiment des voyageurs |
| Deutsch | Empfangsgebäude, Empfangshalle, Zugangsgebäude, Stationsgebäude, Aufnahmegebäude |
Talk about this word "headhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/headhouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. headhouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/headhouse "headhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/headhouse.
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@misc{headhouse_2026,
title = {headhouse},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/headhouse},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
