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crawlway

noun

Definition of crawlwaynext
as in tunnel

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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. — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crawlway
  1. tunnel
  2. cave
  3. cavern
  4. subway
Noun
  • During starting lineup introductions, third-string quarterback Cooper Rush ran out of the tunnel and received a soft chorus of boos.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Separately, bridges and tunnels also connect the pavilions above and underground.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of tunnel
Noun
  • Like the woolly rhino, the Irish elk is depicted on the cave walls of Chauvet in France.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The cave had effectively served as a prehistoric rest and maintenance station.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of cave
Noun
  • Floating through crystal-clear water before hiking silently through cathedral-like caverns was easily the highlight of my time in the Mexican Caribbean and a reminder that one of the region's greatest attractions lies well beyond the beach.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
  • At present, lithium-ion batteries excel at short-term electricity storage (hours), but hydrogen can be stored in large quantities in underground salt caverns for months, balancing seasonal swings in renewable energy production.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cavern
Noun
  • Like, someone came back with this amazing shot of a guy on top of a moving subway.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Through August this year, 124 people have been struck by or have fallen from a subway.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of subway

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“Crawlway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawlway. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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