subterrane

[ suhb-tuh-reyn, suhb-tuh-reyn ]
/ ˈsʌb təˌreɪn, ˌsʌb təˈreɪn /
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noun

a cave or subterranean room.
Also sub·ter·rain, sub·ter·rene [suhb-tuh-reen, suhb-tuh-reen] /ˈsʌb təˌrin, ˌsʌb təˈrin/.

Origin of subterrane

1605–15, in sense “subterranean”; 1765–75 for current sense; < Latin subterrāneus subterranean, equivalent to sub- sub- + terr(a) earth + -āneus composite adj. suffix, equivalent to -ān(us) -an + -eus -eous

Words nearby subterrane

subtend, subtenure, subterfuge, subterminal, subternatural, subterrane, subterranean, subterrestrial, subtext, subthalamic nucleus, subthalamus

Words related to subterrane

cavern, grotto, pothole, cave, vault, apartment, basement, cavity, den, hollow, hole, chamber, subbasement, antre

Example sentences from the Web for subterrane

  • And by what means can access be obtained to this subterrane?

    Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf |George W. M. Reynolds

  • Brahms takes us to subterrane depths; Beethoven is for the heights.

    Unicorns |James Huneker

  • For surely demons in mortal shape must have invented that terrible engine by means of which I was consigned to this subterrane!

    Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf |George W. M. Reynolds