split-level

[split-lev-uhl]

adjective

1. noting a house having a room or rooms that are somewhat above or below adjacent rooms, with the floor levels usually differing by approximately half a story.

noun

1. a split-level house.

split-level

adjective

1. (of a house, room, etc) having the floor level of one part about half a storey above or below the floor level of an adjoining part

Word History and Origins

Origin of split-level¹

First recorded in 1945–50