undercroft

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʌndəˌkrɒft/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(un′dər krôft′, -kroft′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•der•croft  (un′dər krôft′, -kroft′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Architecturea vault or chamber under the ground, esp. in a church.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English; see under, croft

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
undercroft /ˈʌndəˌkrɒft/ n
  1. an underground chamber, such as a church crypt, often with a vaulted ceiling
Etymology: 14th Century: from croft a vault, cavern, from earlier crofte, ultimately from Latin crypta crypt

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