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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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Happily carrying Callum Hudson-Odoi down the tunnel after the final whistle, when his team-mate had picked up a knock.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Walk through a mysterious tunnel to a sunset bar overlooking ancient rice paddies.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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To investigate the origins of the ancient religion, Singh travels to the Mentawai archipelago in Indonesia, a cave in southwest France, and the northwest Amazon.—
Shannon Carlin,
Time,
1 May 2025
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Citizen scientists and volunteers with the Cenotes Urbanos organization preserve caves throughout the Yucatán Peninsula to facilitate documentation and conservation of these often archaeologically-significant environments.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The valley blanketed in trees and speckled with caves and caverns combines with the peaks and hills surrounding it to create an outdoor lover’s paradise.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2025
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Over eons, water dissolved the calcium carbonate, etching deep fissures and caverns into the stone.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What better way to send a message that there are rules on the subway or bus than by enforcing them the moment someone walks through the MTA’s front door?—
David Garten,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Spain’s Interior Ministry declared a state of emergency after a massive power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, knocking out traffic lights and forcing the evacuation of subway systems in both countries, among other disruptions.—
Greg Norman , Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Crawlway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawlway. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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