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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There, a corroded pipe leaked 5,000 gallons of fuel into the crawl space of a maintenance building associated with the elementary school.
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Emily Schwing, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
The more recent drama series centers around the discovery of bodies hidden in the crawl space of Gacy's suburban Illinois home in 1978, as well as the victim's stories leading up to their unfortunate deaths.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
That’s when authorities uncovered human remains in the crawl space.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Yiannackopoulos was eventually found hiding in crawl space, covered in blankets, inside the residence.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Emily Schwing, NPR, 17 Nov. 2025
The more recent drama series centers around the discovery of bodies hidden in the crawl space of Gacy's suburban Illinois home in 1978, as well as the victim's stories leading up to their unfortunate deaths.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
That’s when authorities uncovered human remains in the crawl space.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Yiannackopoulos was eventually found hiding in crawl space, covered in blankets, inside the residence.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 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 23 Nov. 2025.
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