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

Examples of crawl space in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

New York City real estate sometimes resembles a basement crawl space. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 11 July 2026

Investigators uncovered 29 bodies buried at the serial killer’s one-story, ranch-style house in unincorporated Norwood Park Township — 26 in the crawl space under his home and three more outside the house. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

Pest companies know exactly how to identify and eliminate breeding grounds, especially in hard-to-reach areas like crawl spaces and walls. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Leaky ductwork can result in losing cold air to the basement or crawl spaces. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for crawl space

• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace
• blackface
• boldface
• bookcase
• braincase
• briefcase
• carcase