undercellar

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

under- +‎ cellar

Noun[edit]

undercellar (plural undercellars)

  1. A lower cellar.
    • 1953, John Coates, Faithful in my fashion, page 319:
      The middle courtyard and its buildings are a fortress. The walls consist of six feet of reinforced concrete. There are cellars and undercellars, or whatever you might call them; and there are wells, storerooms, and powerhouses within the fortress.