rez-de-chaussée
[ reyduh-shoh-sey ]
noun,plural rez-de-chaus·sées [reyduh-shoh-sey]. /reɪdə ʃoʊˈseɪ/. French.
street level; ground floor.
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How to use rez-de-chaussée in a sentence
The rez-de-chaussee was quickly in a blaze, the smoke poured in dense black volumes from the wounds in the front and roof.
The Downfall | Emile ZolaA villa, with green shutters, was occupied by their sharpshooters, who fired from the half-open windows of the rez-de-chaussee.
The Downfall | Emile ZolaA simple hard-pounded clay floor served the humble householder for his rez-de-chaussee.
Castles and Chateaux of Old Burgundy | Francis MiltounHe found the "domicile" that very day: a tawdrily furnished rez-de-chaussee, obviously destined to far different uses.
The Glimpses of the Moon | Edith Wharton
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