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iceberg basement
Noun
UK
derogatory
informal
Japanese Meaning
建物の拡張工事（地上部分の増築）の代替として、地下に新設される広大で豪華な地下室。特に、拡張工事の困難さを回避するために設けられる場合を指し、非公式あるいは侮蔑的なニュアンスが含まれる。
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(UK, informal, derogatory) An extensive luxurious basement added to a home to avoid the difficulties of building an extension above ground.
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iceberg basement
They built an iceberg basement to avoid planning permission for an above-ground extension, but it swallowed half the garden.
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They built an iceberg basement to avoid planning permission for an above-ground extension, but it swallowed half the garden.
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