split-lev|el

split-lev|el
split-lev|el «SPLIHT LEHV uhl», noun, adjective.
–n.
a house with two or more floor levels, each level about half a story above or below the adjacent level: »

that youthful American dream, a split-level in the suburbs (Harper's).

–adj.
having an upper level about half a floor above the lower or main level: »

a split-level house, a split-level church, a split-level parking lot. The tallest block contains six floors, including a split-level basement-ground floor (London Times).


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