vegetable cellar

noun

1. a usually underground storage room where fresh vegetables can be stored at normally cool temperatures for later use.

Word History and Origins

Origin of vegetable cellar¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The elderly lady lived in the family vegetable cellar for 29 days after Russian troops took over her village.

From BBC

It appeared they had been hiding in his basement vegetable cellar when they were discovered by Russian forces and killed.

From New York Times

Next to the barn was a steaming manure pile and a thickly thatched vegetable cellar with Lenino's treasure�40 tons of seed potatoes.

From Time Magazine Archive

Three men who wore the uniforms of French soldiers, one of whom was evidently a lieutenant, looked hastily up when Rod entered the vegetable cellar, and addressed them in the words we have given.

From Project Gutenberg

The lights had by this time vanished within the vegetable cellar that had been built underground for frost protection in the cold winters.

From Project Gutenberg