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subbasement

subbasement noun: a basement located beneath another basement.

Noun

subbasement (plural subbasements)

  1. A basement located beneath another basement.
    • Joan H. Geismar is trying to unravel the mystery of old stone walls in the subbasement of Federal Hall National Memorial on Wall Street.2007 February 8, David W. Dunlap, “What May Have Made Good Neighbors Now Present a Puzzle”, in New York Times

Forms of subbasement

pluralsubbasements
alternative formsub-basement

Origin of subbasement

From sub- + basement.

Words formed from subbasement

Questions about subbasement

What does subbasement mean?
Subbasement means a basement located beneath another basement.
What part of speech is subbasement?
Subbasement is a noun.
What is the plural of subbasement?
The plural of subbasement is subbasements.

Words near subbasement in the dictionary

  1. subbarrios
  2. Subbas
  3. subbasal
  4. subbasally
  5. subbase
  6. subbasement
  7. subbasements
  8. subbases
  9. subbasin
  10. subbasinal
  11. subbasins

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