garden level

noun

plural garden levels
: a story (see story entry 3 sense 1a) of a building located partly below ground level
Mr. Lisenbee owns two row houses on … Pioneer Street, and the garden levels of both were washed to ruin by the storm.Cara Buckley
This garden-level unit is in a 1900 brick building on a quiet street.Jon Gorey
compare garden apartment

Examples of garden level in a Sentence

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There’s another staff or guest suite on the garden level, along with access to the 200-square-foot backyard. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024 Boasting 20,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor communal space, The Dupont spans the rooftop and garden levels and provides residents with a wide variety of social, wellness and recreational experiences. Roger Sands, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 My room, Arundel, on the garden level just down the hall from the game room, came with a sweet little deck under a massive old oak, plus a sprawling bathroom with a tub big enough to swim in — the ideal chaser after a day of hiking and gallivanting around the Mid-Coast. Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 22 Apr. 2024 Beyond the classic stoop, the parlor floor includes a wet bar and powder room between a street-facing formal dining room and a lofted living room that overlooks a two-story family room on the garden level. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024 The garden level hosts a combination dining/living area spotlighted by folding glass doors spilling outside, as well as a gourmet kitchen outfitted with an eat-in island and top-tier stainless appliances. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2024 Work from the front room with direct access to the entrance hall or spread out in the garden level, which can also be used for entertaining or hobbies. Fairway Villas At City Center, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024 Elsewhere, there’s a large kitchen, a game room, and, nipped away on the garden level, staffing quarters. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023 Additionally, there’s a one-bed guest apartment on the garden level of the home with its own separate entrance, along with a gym, a Finnish sauna, and a wine cellar. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of garden level was in 1856

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“Garden level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garden%20level. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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