Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the floor levels of adjoining rooms separated by about half a story.
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- noun A
building built with rooms on levels separated by stairs of less than a fullstorey . - adjective Describing such a building.
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Examples
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This 1958 split-level home has been updated with a range of EE/RE energy efficiency / renewable energy measures.
A. Siegel: Some Sunshine Hits Washington, DC A. Siegel 2011
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Matthew Carbone for the Wall Street Journal Designed by Cincinnati modernist architect Carl Strauss, their split-level, 3,000-square-foot, three-bedroom, four-bath house is divided into two rectangular sections entered by a trellis walkway covered with wisteria blossoms.
Cincinnati Modern 2011
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Specialized in environmentally sustainable commercial and residential interiors, designer Jessica Helgerson took the challenge of remodeling a once run-down split-level ranch house, into a mid-century modern residence.
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The company turned away from a conventional "three box" design the three squares represent the trunk, roof and hood to what Honda calls "mono-form design" with a downward sloping hood, an arcing roof line and a split-level dashboard.
Auto Makers Sweeten the Recipe for Small Cars Joseph B. White 2011
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A spacious interior with a limited floor plan, the minimalist house covers a small 50sqm plot with a split-level layout that is spread over three floors.
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He spent two nights in the split-level home of a Muscatine couple, sleeping amid the Star Trek toys on display in the bedroom of their two boys, who were away at college.
Heartland Return for Chinese Leader Jeremy Page 2012
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When I split the parental split-level in the suburbs back in the late 1970's to travel the world as a ballet dancer I left all that behind and I was one of the coolest people on the planet, I promise you.
Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn: How Cintra Wilson Made Me Care About Fashion Again Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn 2011
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When I split the parental split-level in the suburbs back in the late 1970's to travel the world as a ballet dancer I left all that behind and I was one of the coolest people on the planet, I promise you.
Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn: How Cintra Wilson Made Me Care About Fashion Again Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn 2011
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The two-story, split-level retreats can comfortably accommodate two adults or a small family and larger models may be able to act as a small, quaint hostel with several guests.
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The modernish interiors remodelling project by Jessica Helgerson Specialized in environmentally sustainable commercial and residential interiors, designer Jessica Helgerson took the challenge of remodeling a once run-down split-level ranch house, with bright and airy great rooms into a mid-century modern residence.
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