subbasement
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of subbasement
Example Sentences
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For one thing, the hotel’s reputation had plummeted into its subbasement, with mocking public complaints about peeling wallpaper, worn furniture and bedbugs.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
The institute also converted a vast subbasement in its main building into a shelter with cots and a cooking area.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 6, 2022
He — Johannes Martin Kränzle, a characterful foil to Volle’s Wotan — forms his own dominion of research in the subbasement.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
This one had restricted levels above the lecture hall and admin offices, as well as a second bay of elevators and stairs which led to five tiers of subbasement.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2022
When they reached the subbasement, the elevator door skidded sideways, opening up on a dimly lit hallway where the ceiling was filled with a jumble of hanging pipes and dusty ductwork.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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