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cellars
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an underground storage space or room, typically found in a building, used for storing food, wine, or other items that require a cool and dark environment
A cellar is a room or space located below ground level in a building, often used for storage. It is typically found beneath homes, where it serves as a place to store food, wine, or other items that require cool or dry conditions. Cellars can also be used for additional living space, such as a laundry room or recreation area. They are usually accessed by a staircase or trapdoor and may have small windows or ventilation for air circulation.
- They use the cellar to store homemade preserves and pickles.
- The cellar was filled with dusty bottles and old wooden crates.
- She found a hidden door in the kitchen that led down to the cellar.
- He installed a temperature control system in the cellar to keep his wine collection at the perfect temperature.
- The old cellar had thick stone walls that kept it cool even in the summer.
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a storage area specifically for wine or alcoholic beverages
- The winery keeps its vintages in a cool cellar.
- They built a wine cellar beneath the house.
- The cellar stores both red and white wines.
- He spent hours organizing the wine cellar.
- The restaurant's cellar contains rare imported bottles.
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a subterranean space for storing root vegetables and other perishable produce
- The farm's cellar holds potatoes and carrots through the winter.
- Root vegetables were kept in the cellar to prevent spoilage.
- They dug a cellar for storing turnips and beets.
- The cellar is lined with sand to keep vegetables fresh.
- The family stored their harvest in the cold cellar.
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