noun / verb
cellar
SEL-er/ˈselər/
A storage room below ground level.
The narrow stairs lead down to a cool storage cellar.
Etymology
The Latin ancestor named a storeroom, without making an underground location essential. In English, the meaning gradually specialized to a storage room beneath a house or other building.
In context
no Cellar except a small hole dug in the ground called a cyclone Cellar where the family could go
More examples
- They cellar the wine until it is ready to drink.
- The team spends another season in the league's cellar.
- Jars of preserved fruit line the cellar shelves.
Forms
cellar · cellars · cellared · cellaring
Similar words
- basement
- The general lower level of a building, often used beyond storage.
- vault
- Usually emphasizes secure storage or a strongly built chamber.