wine cellar
Americannoun
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wine cellars
plural
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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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It boasts of amenities including a resort-style pool, hot tub, cold plunge, tennis court and 5,000-bottle wine cellar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The garden level holds a media room, guest room, laundry room and a cedar-lined 636-bottle wine cellar carved from one of the home’s original eccentricities: a secret tunnel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The wine cellar was placed directly below the dining room, sending bottles upward as needed by concealed dumbwaiters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The playbook was the same: The pair asked for a tour of the restaurant’s wine cellar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
In the fall of 2004 one waterfront residence, with its own elevator, wine cellar, theaters, and separate guesthouse, sold for $16 million, the year’s record.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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