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单词 souterrain
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souterrainn.

Brit. /ˈsuːtəreɪn/, U.S. /ˌsutəˈreɪn/
Etymology: < French souterrain, < sous under + terre earth, after Latin subterrāneus.
An underground chamber, store-room, passage, etc.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > types of room by situation > [noun] > underground room or cellar
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favissa1736
cellar room1743
undervaulting1823
serdab1842
semi-basement1905
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1733 J. Arbuthnot Ess. Effects Air Human Bodies 211 Defences against intolerable Extremities of Heat, as Rest, Shade, Ventilation, Grottos, or Souterrains, are necessary Preservatives of Health.
1775 R. Chandler Trav. Asia Minor xxxv. 123 By the highest of them is the entrance of a souterrain.
1806 J. Dallaway Observ. Eng. Archit. 89 In the souterrain of vaulted stone, the military engines and stores were deposited.
1840 Vyse Oper. Pyramids Gizeh II. 76 The general direction of the souterrain, near the Second Pyramid.
1899 R. Munro Prehist. Scotl. ix. 352 In Ireland underground chambers, generally known as ‘souterrains’ or ‘coves’, are to be found all over the country.
in extended use.1882 Times 5 Feb. 4 Hamilton Park having a souterrain of vast mineral wealth.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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