SOUTERRAIN

Meaning of SOUTERRAIN in English

[ 'su:təreɪn ]

■ noun chiefly Archaeology an underground chamber or passage.

Origin

C18: from Fr., from sous 'under' + terre 'earth'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SOUTERRAIN — |süd.ə|rān noun Etymology: French, from sous under + terrain ground — more at sous , terrain : an underground passage …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SOUTERRAIN — (n.) A grotto or cavern under ground.
Английский словарь Webster
SOUTERRAIN — ( n. ) A grotto or cavern under ground.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUTERRAIN — /sooh'teuh rayn", sooh"teuh rayn'/ , n. Chiefly Archaeol. a subterranean passage or structure; grotto. [ 1725-35; subterraneus; see SOUS-SOUS, TERRAIN …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOUTERRAIN — noun a grotto or cavern under ground.
Webster English vocab
SOUTERRAIN — n. esp. Archaeol. an underground chamber or passage. [F f. sous under + terre earth]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOUTERRAIN — n. esp. Archaeol. an underground chamber or passage. [ F f. sous under + terre earth ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOUTERRAIN — n. esp. Archaeol. an underground chamber or passage. Etymology: F f. sous under + terre earth
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