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sub-basement
noun[ C ]
(alsosubbasement)uk /ˈsʌbˌbeɪs.mənt/ us /ˈsʌbˌbeɪs.mənt/
a part of a building below the main basement (= a part consisting of rooms that are partly or completely below the level of the ground):
In the basement there is a lift that leads to the sub-basement.
The boiler that heats the water for the whole central heating system is situated in the hotel's subbasement.
The basement had some small amount of natural light, but the subbasement had none at all.
A lot of these old townhouses have sub-basements, usually just used for storage now.
The highly secret research team is based in a sub-basement of a nondescript London office building.
The basement itself has been converted into a gym, whilst there is a car park at the subbasement level.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
basement
catwalk
ceiling
dais
decking
ground level
landing
loft
low slung
machicolation
mezzanine
multi-levelled
runway
soapbox
split-level
storey
storeyed
the ground floor
the second floor
woodblock
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