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roundhouse kick

A kick delivered in a semicircular motion or direction, as opposed to straight in front of the person delivering it. The MMA fighter was knocked out after catching a roundhouse kick directly to the side of his head. She ducked beneath the roundhouse kick and countered with a devastating uppercut.

roundhouse punch

A punch delivered in a semicircular motion or direction, as opposed to straight in front of the person delivering it. The boxer was caught with a vicious roundhouse punch that KO'd him on the spot. You're better off throwing quick, controlled jabs than swinging those wild roundhouses punches.

roundhouse punch

n. a punch to the head made by swinging the arm in an arc rather than by a jabbing punch. He let him have a roundhouse punch that would have cracked a two-by-four.

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"An Iron Age roundhouse around 13m in diameter -- one of the largest stone roundhouses we have seen - has been unearthed in one of the trenches closest to the eroding cliff edge.

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> Up to 50 volunteers joined experts in the dig > The roundhouse was unearthed at Dinas Dinlle on the Gwynedd coast Gwynedd Archaeological Trust

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House Six's post-holes are providing valuable archaeological evidence for the reconstruction, such as the size and layout of the roundhouse, the material used to make the floor and the size of the posts.

English Heritage recreating Bronze Age house at Beeston Castle in Cheshire; More than 60 volunteers are at working building the roundhouse at the tourist site

"The nearest other roundhouse to this one in Mirfield is in the Calder Valley.

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Situated in Camden, the Roundhouse is at the center of London's rock-and-roll history, and continues to host performances by the top artists of the modern era.

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The Roundhouse became the Apple Music Festival's home in 2009 in London, but it also held the festival in the U.S.

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The Roundhouse was designed by local architect WH Ward and built in 1874 by the Birmingham Corporation when it was originally used as stables and stores.

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Shaped like a giant horseshoe, the Grade II-listed Roundhouse was designed by local architect WH Ward, who also created the Great Western Arcade in Colmore Row.

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But as Mr Cave sat in his step-dad's car, Heard, of Station Road, Marsden Green, walked to the open passenger side door and launched a 'roundhouse kick' at the defenceless man.

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We headed to the Bunkhouse at the Roundhouse, situated near the Highland village of Newtonmore, for a weekend away with a group of friends.

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The roundhouse was an ingenious way to turn a train around, particularly a steam locomotive, which was designed to operate most efficiently moving forward, not in reverse.

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