root cellar

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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

Their root cellar – a buried shipping container accessed through an outhouse with a battery-powered elevator – is stocked like an underground Walmart.

From Reuters • Jun. 5, 2020

But I will not give up the root cellar.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor