split-level

adjective

split-lev·​el ˈsplit-ˈle-vəl How to pronounce split-level (audio)
: divided vertically so that the floor level of rooms in one part is approximately midway between the levels of two successive stories in an adjoining part
a split-level house
split-level noun

Examples of split-level in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Oscar winner plays Catherine Ravenscroft, a respected journalist who occupies a jaw-dropping, split-level London home with her husband (Sacha Baron Cohen). Radhika Seth, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024 Firefighters were called to the split-level home in the 5300 block of Upper 182nd Street West at 10:52 p.m. and found the basement on fire. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2024 Mannie Marte and his wife bought their four-bedroom, two-bathroom split-level home in Lilburn in February 2020, just before the pandemic, for about $205,000. Joe Murphy, NBC News, 30 July 2024 On April 23, 2006, the bodies of Marc Richardson, 42, and his wife Debra, 48, were found in the basement of their split-level home, the CBC reported. Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for split-level 

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of split-level was in 1946

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“Split-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split-level. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

split-level

noun
split-lev·​el
ˈsplit-ˌlev-əl
: a house divided so that the floor in one part is about halfway between two floors in the other
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