wine cellar

noun

: a room for storing wines
also : a stock of wines

Examples of wine cellar in a Sentence

She has built up an impressive wine cellar over the years.
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Down on the lower level, a wine cellar is accompanied by a wellness suite that includes a gym, a sauna, a steam room, and more. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 May 2025 Many of us didn’t grow up with wine cellars in our homes or generations of wine lovers in our families. Noel Burgess, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 The hotel is also home to a great wine cellar and tons of seductive paths that wind in and out of the vineyards. Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 In peacetime, most Swiss use them as wine cellars, storage facilities or saunas. Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wine cellar

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wine cellar was in the 14th century

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“Wine cellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wine%20cellar. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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