UNDERCROFT

Etymology

Noun

undercroft (plural undercrofts)

A cellar or vaulted storage room.

A ground-level car park that occupies the base of a building.

Source: Wiktionary


Un"der*croft, n. Etym: [Under + Prov. E. croft a vault; cf. OD. krochte crypt, and E. crypt.] (Arch.)

Definition: A subterranean room of any kind; esp., one under a church (see Crypt), or one used as a chapel or for any sacred purpose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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