Usually means: Underground corridor, typically Roman architecture.
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  1. cryptoporticus: Merriam-Webster
  2. cryptoporticus: Wiktionary
  3. cryptoporticus: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. cryptoporticus: Dictionary.com
  5. Cryptoporticus: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (cryptoporticus)

noun:  (Roman architecture) A vaulted corridor or arcade at, or just below ground level; normally lit by openings in the upper part of the vault. Also a roofed promenade that is enclosed with side walls that have windows or openings instead of columns.

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