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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

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Fieri opened a door, stepped out into an air intake shaft over the J. P. Morgan & Co. building next door, dropped 165 ft. into a subcellar.

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 relative of a still missing person in the photo called to say he'd heard that Mike had miraculously saved people by leading them into the subcellar of the towers.

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

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

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