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Recent Examples of crawlway
The roughly four-mile crawlway is constructed with a specialized type of river rock, designed to hold up to 22 million pounds.
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Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2022
To limit the amount of dust kicked up by the crawler—after all, dust is the enemy to any machine—a truck sprays water over the crawlway.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2022
In the first 5 years of operation, the railroad delivered 30,000 carloads of material to help construct the massive crawlway connecting the VAB to the launch pads, according to the Southeastern Railway Museum.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2020
Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2022
To limit the amount of dust kicked up by the crawler—after all, dust is the enemy to any machine—a truck sprays water over the crawlway.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2022
In the first 5 years of operation, the railroad delivered 30,000 carloads of material to help construct the massive crawlway connecting the VAB to the launch pads, according to the Southeastern Railway Museum.
—Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crawlway
Noun
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There's still 73 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in those same hellish tunnels.—
Destinee Adams,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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In a transit-dependent city like New York, dedicating this unique right-of-way to a single-purpose park would squander the rare opportunity to grow the system without the usual rigors of digging new tunnels or laying entirely new track.—
Paul Dreyer,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Rent a small car or Vespa to zip around the narrow roads, discovering vineyards with volcanic soil, prehistoric villages, and underwater caves along the way.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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One link raised in the study suggests the magnetic field disruption led to an influx of cave art, underpinned by the need for humans to seek shelter from the increase in ultraviolet rays.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Take a dip in the pool beneath the shade of leafy trees and enjoy a wine tasting in the cavern with meats and cheeses from nearby farms.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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Also cool: the park is home to one of the world’s rarest fish, the Devils Hole pupfish, an endangered species found only in a water cavern in Devils Hole here.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That Second Avenue subway extension is feeling pretty sweet now, too.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
25 Feb. 2025
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Those include modernizing subway signals, some of which were installed during the Depression era; making stations more accessible for riders with disabilities; and extending the Second Avenue subway line to East Harlem.—
Stefanos Chen,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Crawlway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawlway. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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