headhouse

See also: head house

English

Etymology

head +‎ house

Noun

headhouse (plural headhouses)

  1. The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
    • 2007 January 8, William Neuman, “Planners Clash Over Transit Hub, and Riders Win”, in New York Times‎:
      Several members cast it as an either-or issue, pitting the form of the headhouse against the function of the passageway.
  2. The overground portion of a subway station.

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