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subcellar

American  
[suhb-sel-er] / ˈsʌbˌsɛl ər /

noun

  1. a cellar below the main cellar.


Etymology

Origin of subcellar

First recorded in 1850–55; sub- + cellar

Example Sentences

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In the subcellar was nothing but a litter of wine bottles, and an empty hole.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the bottom of the subcellar stairs, visible by the light of one yellow bulb glowing dismally in the office, the garageman found Old Man Ridley.

From Time Magazine Archive

A great slab of concrete rose quietly out of the floor, opening the way to a subcellar.

From Time Magazine Archive

Unfortunately they had been buried in a lead-lined box in a hole in the subcellar.

From Time Magazine Archive

Twenty-two more steps and they were at the subcellar, The tunnels here were cramped and crooked, black wormholes twisting through the heart of the great rock.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin