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Recent Examples of crawlway
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.
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Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2022
Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crawlway
Noun
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Mud tunnels, or shelter tubes, about the width of a straw, on the foundation, floor joists, and other parts of the house are signs of a colony.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
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The department previously ruled out tunnels as too costly.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ecologists have been trying to protect the delicate caves for years as development and pollution increasingly threaten the underwater waterways.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Though an occasional cellphone or refrigerator does make an appearance, Salvation takes place against an epic, timeless canvas, one filled with torchlit gatherings, solitary figures lurking in caves, and ghostly hallucinations.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In short, the cavern becomes an underground energy reserve — a battery, but on a geological scale.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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The 100-acre limestone cavern has more than 17 miles of underground passageways and is home to Mega Zip Lines tour, Mega Quest ropes course, Mega Walking tours and Mega Tram tours.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The house was far from a subway stop but had a spacious front porch that looked out onto a maple tree.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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The engines, which pull cranes, flatbeds, de-icers and other work cars, are vital to the maintenance of the subway system.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Crawlway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawlway. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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