split-level

adjective

split-lev·​el ˈsplit-ˈle-vəl How to pronounce split-level (audio)
: divided vertically so that the floor level of rooms in one part is approximately midway between the levels of two successive stories in an adjoining part
a split-level house
split-level noun

Examples of split-level in a Sentence

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Before getting coffee, Lin toured the Range of Motion Project (ROMP) building, a converted split-level with balance bars in the living room and plaster dust floating out of a backyard workshop. Peter Frick-Wright, Outside Online, 20 May 2025 The restaurant is an elegantly relaxed, split-level space with a riverside terrace. Kendall Hill, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2025 The correct beige split-level house the FBI agents were targeting was 436 feet down the street. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 After quietly taking over a split-level house in the middle of the night and herding its terrified occupants into a bedroom, the team used their position to scope out a neighborhood market. EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for split-level

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of split-level was in 1946

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“Split-level.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split-level. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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split-level

noun
split-lev·​el
ˈsplit-ˌlev-əl
: a house divided so that the floor in one part is about halfway between two floors in the other
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