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 Craddock suggested once in the morning and again at night, focusing on sheds, crawl spaces and tarps. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 The Denver Sheriff Department had served an eviction order at the address and a deputy was standing by when the homeowners found the remains in the crawl space, Police Commander Matt Clark told reporters. Sarah Moon, CNN, 17 Feb. 2024 Temporary urns — plastic boxes the size of a shoe box — were found in the crawl space of the house while a Denver sheriff’s deputy oversaw the removal of Harford’s belongings, Clark said. Amy Beth Hanson, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2024 At one century-old home, maintenance crews, trying to prepare it for sale, were struggling to slip under the crawl space, because the house had been built atop a giant redwood stump. Michael Waters, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2024 Making entry into the residence, Marshals searched the home and discovered a hole cut into the floor of one of the bedrooms, leading to the crawl space underneath. Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 26 Jan. 2023 The nearly year-long renovation involved transforming the homeowners' closet and the crawl space behind it into a big primary bathroom. Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 22 July 2023 For more than two years, home for Curt Bloch was a tiny crawl space below the rafters of a modest brick home in Enschede, a Dutch city near the German border. Nina Siegal, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023 As does the crawl space in the mayor of Munchkinland’s house. Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of crawl space was in 1946

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“Crawl space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crawl%20space. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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