subbasement

American  

[suhb-beys-muhnt] / ˈsʌbˌbeɪs mənt /

noun

1. a basement or one of a series of basements below the main basement of a building.

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subbasement British  

/ ˈsʌbˌbeɪsmənt /

noun

1. an underground storey of a building beneath the main basement

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Etymology

Origin of subbasement

First recorded in 1900–05; sub- + basement

Example Sentences

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subbasement

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

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

There have been a number of floods and leaks, both on high floors and in the subbasement, which the board attributes to poor plumbing installation.

From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2021

Mr. Davenport escorts Gogol in an elevator reserved for patients and doctors, to the subbasement of the hospital.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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