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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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This long, dark tunnel requires a flashlight to navigate.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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Period posters still adorn the walls, and rusting signage leads to tunnels that haven’t seen commuters in decades.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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It is said to have begun in the sixth century, when pilgrimages in honor of Haro’s patron saint, San Felice, were made to the caves where he was buried.—
Isabelle Rodney,
CNN Money,
29 June 2025
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Dug initially for chalk and flint, the caves were later used for a variety of purposes, including a World War II air-raid shelter that housed thousands of Londoners.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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If, as Israel maintains, Iran’s nuclear program has a hidden element, then surely that would not be housed in the same places where UN inspectors roam, and in the case of Fordow, over which there has been a public discussion for days of what American bombs might penetrate its deep caverns.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
22 June 2025
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An equally short walk away were the caverns with underground springs for adventurous bathers.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
11 June 2025
Noun
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At Hood’s lair, the heist crew is watching an ad for a new subway system, TNNL.—
Stacia Brown,
Vulture,
26 June 2025
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Its small, rounded tip allows for targeted and precise application, even on the subway or in an Uber.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
26 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crawlway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crawlway. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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