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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

Gisele van der Gracht's Amsterdam apartment was a station in the subcellar underground.

From Time Magazine Archive

Down another flight of stairs to a dank subcellar aged Mr. Ridley would go.

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