sunken garden

[ suhng-kuhn gahr-dn ]

noun

1. a formal garden set below the main level of the ground surrounding it.

Example Sentences

The building also smartly takes advantage of the roof, which has a landscaped terrace that encircles the sunken garden and that from above looks like a pool.

From Los Angeles Times

The pavilion, a futuristic, three-story trapezoid with a wood-paneled event center, sunken garden and rooftop terrace in the center of the city, will serve Koreatown, which is among the city’s densest and most diverse neighborhoods.

From New York Times

A patio wraps across the back of the property, stopping by a swimming pool and sunken garden.

From Los Angeles Times

They built water parks that doubled as reservoirs and designed plazas with sunken gardens and basketball courts that collected runoff when nearby canals overflowed.

From New York Times

Eventually, with the aid of several glasses of champagne, Tsukiko persuades her to abandon the effort, drawing her out into the sunken garden to distract her.

From Literature