Meaning & use
cellar
An underground room, typically beneath a house, used for storage.
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They kept jars of homemade jam lined up on shelves in the cellar.
The restaurant's wine cellar held bottles dating back several decades.
A note on using this word
Cellar often implies a space used specifically for storage, such as wine or food, while basement is the more general term for any below-ground room.
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