A split-level house or room has part of the ground floor at a different level from another part, usually because the house has been built on ground that slopes.
split-level in British English
adjective
(of a house, room, etc) having the floor level of one part about half a storey above or below the floor level of an adjoining part
split-level in American English
(splɪtˈlɛvəl)
adjective
designating or of a type of house with floor levels so staggered that each level is about a half story above or below the adjacent one, with stairs between
Examples of 'split-level' in a sentence
split-level
You thought we'd have to move to a split-level house in a development.
Lowry, Lois ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (3-IN-1) (2002)
But if we lived in a split-level house in some development, people wouldn't understand it.
Lowry, Lois ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (3-IN-1) (2002)
One, they live in split-level houses with sets of matching furniture.
Lowry, Lois ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (3-IN-1) (2002)
The house was a split-level ranch design with sweeping views on all sides - through bulletproof glass.