root cellar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of root cellar
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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People who don’t have a root cellar can try keeping their potatoes in a basket or a burlap sack.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023
She recalled hiding in a root cellar with her baby brother, just as residents did last year.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023
Onward to the root cellar, basket in hand, to forage for ingredients.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022
"We had a root cellar and we had electricity. So, we hung out there for a couple of days."
From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2022
Sam returned to his mountainside camp and ate a breakfast of nuts and dried apples from his root cellar on the mountaintop.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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