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basement 1. a. a partly or wholly underground storey of a building, esp the one immediately below the main floor b. (as modifier): a basement flat 2. the foundation or substructure of a wall or building 3. Geology a part of the earth's crust formed of hard igneous or metamorphic rock that lies beneath the cover of soft sedimentary rock, sediment, and soil basement [′bās·mənt] (building construction) A building story which is wholly or less than half below ground; it is generally used for living space. (geology) A complex, usually of igneous and metamorphic rocks, that is overlain unconformably by sedimentary strata. Also known as basement rock. A crustal layer beneath a sedimentary one and above the Mohorovičić discontinuity. The ancient continental igneous rock base that lies beneath Precambrian rocks. Also known as basal complex; basement complex. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This basement was divided into a dining-room at the right of the stairs and a kitchen at the left. No provision had been made in the new building for a kitchen and dining room; but we discovered that by digging out a large amount of earth from under the building we could make a partially lighted basement room that could be used for a kitchen and dining room. The house stands, or, rather, used to stand here when Mercia was a kingdom--I do not suppose that the basement can be later than the Norman Conquest. |
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