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root cellar

noun as in root crop storage

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At one point, the Ukrainians identify a root cellar beneath a destroyed farmhouse as a shelter for Russian soldiers.

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People who don’t have a root cellar can try keeping their potatoes in a basket or a burlap sack.

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The barn was twice the size of the house, built on top of a natural cave that served as a root cellar and cold storage.

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She recalled hiding in a root cellar with her baby brother, just as residents did last year.

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Onward to the root cellar, basket in hand, to forage for ingredients.

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