Thesaurus results for CRAWLWAY

crawlway

noun

Definition of crawlway

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

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Noun

Rescue teams equipped with specialized breathing equipment and night-vision gear were having difficulty entering the tunnel because of the gas and a buildup of water, administrative official Anupama Tamling said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Officials said that six power utility officials then entered the tunnel to assist with rescue efforts but became trapped themselves.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026

Definition of tunnel

Noun

Just like in the darnkess cave, the snarling machine gun of thoughts—unanswered emails, to-dos, and angst about my 17 year old’s plans to travel the world alone—slowly fell silent.

— Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Only a cyclops living in a cave could possibly be surprised by this news.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026

Definition of cave

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There was always a descent into the noticeably cooler stone caverns where the wine is aged underground.

— Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Highlights include the 30-foot Great Falls, which is below a historic 19th-century cotton mill, and Twin Falls, which emerges from a cavern into the Caney Fork River.

— Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Definition of cavern

Noun

Transit, however, is immensely safer than driving, so people who ditch a bus or subway ride for a robotaxi may increase their own risk.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
When the remnants of Ida hit in 2021, more than 3 inches of rain fell in just one hour, setting a record and causing the stormwater system to back up into basements, subway tunnels, sewers and drains, and turning streets into rivers.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

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