BASEMENT


Meaning of BASEMENT in English

[base.ment] n [prob. fr. [1]base] (1730) 1: the part of a building that is wholly or partly below ground level

2: the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture

3: the lowest or fundamental part of something; specif: the rocks underlying stratified rocks

4. chiefly NewEng: a toilet or washroom esp. in a school -- base.ment.less adj

Merriam-Webster English vocab.      Английский словарь Merriam Webster.