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English basement

An English basement is an apartment on the lowest floor of a building, generally a townhouse or brownstone, which is partially below and partially above ground level and which has its own separate entrance from the rest of the building.

Usage examples of "english basement".

It was four stories high, one of them an English basement, with a narrow front.

The kitchen was in the English basement, and a stable was to the rear.