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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The house had served as more than a haven for his mother: When Torres was last out of prison around 2005, detectives searched the two-bedroom stucco house and found $6,000 stuffed inside a coffee pot and $11,000 hidden in the crawl space, according to search warrant records.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
According to the local media outlet, the bear had been in the crawl space before the fires broke out and Arbid had been devising a plan to remove it.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Some localities still require venting crawl spaces.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
Fish and wildlife biologist Kevin Howells and a team of eight wildlife employees spent nearly 24 hours attempting to remove Barry from the crawl space, according to the release.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
According to the local media outlet, the bear had been in the crawl space before the fires broke out and Arbid had been devising a plan to remove it.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
Some localities still require venting crawl spaces.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2024
Fish and wildlife biologist Kevin Howells and a team of eight wildlife employees spent nearly 24 hours attempting to remove Barry from the crawl space, according to the release.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 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 10 Apr. 2025.
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