root cellar
Example Sentences
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At one point, the Ukrainians identify a root cellar beneath a destroyed farmhouse as a shelter for Russian soldiers.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2024
People who don’t have a root cellar can try keeping their potatoes in a basket or a burlap sack.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023
In one case, a Russian was said to be living in a root cellar and eating only pickles for months.
From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2022
Taking full inventory of their root cellar last year took a month of work.
From Reuters • Jun. 5, 2020
Half the stuffing has come out and it smells like a root cellar full of damp; but still, an eiderdown—a silk eiderdown!
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
