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undercroft

[uhn-der-krawft, -kroft] / ˈʌn dərˌkrɔft, -ˌkrɒft /


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At last, part of the Lincoln Memorial undercroft opened to the public earlier this summer, immediately taking its place as one of Washington’s most breathtaking attractions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The new Lincoln Memorial undercroft is more than a tribute to an engineering marvel; it is a reminder that even iconic monuments must evolve over time, none as meaningfully as this one has.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Eight and a half years ago, I attended my first in-person meeting, in the undercroft of a Unitarian Church in Brooklyn.

From New York Times Apr. 2, 2020

John Pobuda, a 58-year-old former US army private from Minnesota, is one resident of the undercroft below the deck of Interstate 80, who manages to scratch a living from what Airbnb throws in the trash.

From The Guardian Nov. 21, 2017

In an odd position to the west of the church, forbidding any west front, is an undercroft with columns with good, but not very rich, twelfth-century capitals, clearly of a piece with the cloister.

From Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine by William Holden Hutton




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