wine cellar
Americannoun
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a cellar for the storage of wine.
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the wine stored there; a store or stock of wines.
noun
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a place, such as a dark cool cellar, where wine is stored
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the stock of wines stored there
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of wine cellar
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75
Example Sentences
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The house has a wood-paneled office with a coffered ceiling and a brick-floored wine cellar with an antique wine press.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
The house has a wood-paneled office with a coffered ceiling and a brick-floored wine cellar with an antique wine press.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026
However, there are also several other more unique entertaining spaces found throughout the home, particularly on the lower level, which encompasses “a private theater, temperature-controlled wine cellar, fitness studio, and spa-inspired steam room.”
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
The video showed images of lavish houses, including what was alleged to be an interior project for Yermak’s house, which showed a dining room and a wine cellar.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
He was relaxing in the living room of his 10,000-square-foot house, which has a basement movie theater and a two-thousand-bottle wine cellar.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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