subcellar
Below the basement
A subcellar is a cellar beneath another cellar—a second underground level below the main basement.
Large buildings, especially older ones in cities, sometimes have subcellars for storage, mechanical equipment, or utilities: The building's subcellar flooded during the storm.
Wine was kept in the subcellar where temperatures stayed constant.
Subterranean building level
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- undercroftBasement beneath a church
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
catacomb · foundation · excavation · chamber · tunnel · bunker · grotto · cavern
Secure secret shelter
- refugePlace of safety
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- shelterProtected place or structure
- fortifiedMade more resistant
sanctuary · hideout · lockdown · reinforced · protected · guarded · escape · fallout
Fermented grape beverage
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
- preserveProtect from loss
canning · jars · bottles · crates · boxes · racks · shelves · inventory
Made invisible deliberately
- secretConcealed information
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- obscuredMade hard to perceive
- forgottenNo longer recalled
sealed · trapdoor · passageway · compartment · cache · stash · undiscovered · lost
basement
Subterranean building level
- vaultSecure storage chamber
- cryptSubterranean burial vault
- undercroftBasement beneath a church
dungeon · catacomb · foundation · excavation · chamber · tunnel · bunker · grotto · cavern · alcove
safehouse
Secure secret shelter
fortified · sanctuary · hideout · lockdown · reinforced · protected · guarded · escape · fallout · strongroom
wine
Fermented grape beverage
- provisionsStockpiled food and supplies
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- pantryHousehold provisions closet
preserve · canning · jars · bottles · crates · boxes · racks · shelves · inventory · repository
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
forgotten · sealed · trapdoor · passageway · compartment · cache · stash · undiscovered · lost · abandoned
subcellarmain floor
Primary level of building
street level · ground level · ground floor · lobby · basement