"undercroft" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: undercrofts [plural]
Etymology: From under- + croft (crypt). Etymology templates: {{af|en|under-|croft}} under- + croft, {{q|crypt}} (crypt) Head templates: {{en-noun}} undercroft (plural undercrofts)
  1. A cellar or vaulted storage room. Categories (topical): Rooms
    Sense id: en-undercroft-en-noun-9G2jMADq Disambiguation of Rooms: 66 34
  2. A ground-level car park that occupies the base of a building.
    Sense id: en-undercroft-en-noun-XQt47ypo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with under- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with under-: 35 65

Inflected forms

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