split-level

American  

[split-lev-uhl] / ˈsplɪtˈlɛv əl /

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.

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noun

1. a split-level house.

split-level British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of split-level

First recorded in 1945–50

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• split-level vs. bi-level

Example Sentences

The simple, sparsely elegant split-level apartment creates the right authenticity for Alex Ashe’s textured 16mm cinematography.

From Los Angeles Times

We lived in a beige-and-brown, two-story split-level house that my parents bought in 1980, the year I was born.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first permit approved was for repairs to a fire-damaged primary bedroom, bathroom and garage of a split-level home near Rustic Canyon, according to city records and Paul Lobana, the structural engineer for the project.

From Los Angeles Times

For 100 intermission-less minutes on a split-level rotating set, the two worlds play out, separately at first but gradually intertwining as we learn the tragic connections between the bridegroom’s family and the long-ago events at an international school.

From Seattle Times

In a split-level room that seemed more suited for a cocktail reception than a political rally, college Republicans in half-zips and well-dressed matrons holding up their cellphones crowded in for Haley to deliver her “hard truths” and boast about all the “fellas” she had outlasted so far in the presidential primary.

From Slate