Souterrain
//ˈsuːtəɹeɪn// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An underground chamber or passage sometimes used as a store, especially one associated with Iron Age settlements.
"Now when my son saw that I separated them, he secretly built this souterrain and furnished it and transported to it victuals, even as thou seest; and, when I had gone out a-sporting, came here with his sister and hid from me."
Example
More examples"Now when my son saw that I separated them, he secretly built this souterrain and furnished it and transported to it victuals, even as thou seest; and, when I had gone out a-sporting, came here with his sister and hid from me."
Etymology
From French souterrain, from sous (“under”) + terrain (“ground”).
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