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BAYSM-uh-nt/ˈbeɪsmənt/

A basement is a floor partly or wholly below ground. A cellar is usually storage only; a ground floor is at street level. Archives: the basement is locked after 5pm; it is not a common room.

Meaning

A floor of a building that is partly or wholly below ground level.

Examples

• “The basement archive is locked after 5pm; it is not a common room.”
• “A basement flat still needs a fire escape, not only a window well.”

Good to know

a basement; a basement flat. Close (storage): a cellar. Contrast: the ground floor. Housing / museums. Countable floors.

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