crawl space
noun
: a shallow unfinished space beneath the first floor or under the roof of a building especially for access to plumbing or wiring
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Deputies found her body wedged into a crawl space in the room’s air-conditioning closet.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Tillman's body was apparently found inside a crawl space within the hotel room's air-conditioning closet.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Haskel Leroy Crawford, 40, was arrested in 2023 on a charge of first-degree murder in the killing of Karl Beaman Jr. Aurora police received a Crime Stoppers tip and found Beaman’s body encased in concrete in a crawl space underneath a condominium in the 14600 block of East 2nd Avenue.
—Graeme Taskerud, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
Being aware of areas like crawl spaces that may harbor mice or other rodents is a good place to start.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Tillman's body was apparently found inside a crawl space within the hotel room's air-conditioning closet.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Haskel Leroy Crawford, 40, was arrested in 2023 on a charge of first-degree murder in the killing of Karl Beaman Jr. Aurora police received a Crime Stoppers tip and found Beaman’s body encased in concrete in a crawl space underneath a condominium in the 14600 block of East 2nd Avenue.
—Graeme Taskerud, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
Being aware of areas like crawl spaces that may harbor mice or other rodents is a good place to start.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crawl space
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“Crawl space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crawl%20space. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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