подзе́мка

rare #45299

nouninanimatecountablefake feminine

1.
subway, underground, tube, metrotransport
Мы ка́ждый день е́дем на подзе́мке.
We take the subway every day.
Colloquial; the usual neutral word is «метро».
2.
(rare) underground store, dugout, underground shelter
Карто́шку сложи́ли в подзе́мку.
They put the potatoes into the underground store.
Regional.
3.
(rare) small stove with an underground flue
В избе́ весь ве́чер топи́ли подзе́мку.
They kept the little stove with its underfloor flue going all evening in the hut.
Regional.
4.
(rare) drifting snow, ground blizzardmeteorology
По полю метёт подзе́мка.
Drifting snow is sweeping across the field.
Regional; cf. the standard «позёмка».

Declension

подзе́мкаsubway; underground store; small stove with an underground flue; drifting snow
noun
подзе́мныйunderground
adjective