crawl space
nounDefinition of crawl space
: a shallow unfinished space beneath the first floor or under the roof of a building especially for access to plumbing or wiring
Examples of crawl space in a Sentence
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The texture of the strips of wood that held the tar paper intact, the crawl space underneath the barrack ... all those memories came back. — Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, "The Uneven Historical Horror of The Terror: Infamy," 2 Sep. 2019 Repair gaps larger than ¼ inch around doors, windows, crawl space screens, attic vents and any other place where holes may provide access. — oregonlive.com, "Follow these tips to keep rats out of homes and gardens," 27 Aug. 2019 No more rat droppings in the crawl space or in or on the mechanical equipment that is there, and the mole and gopher holes on our hillside have decreased again. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "Going out on a limb to protect Bay Area paper wasps," 26 Aug. 2019 The texture of the strips of wood that held the tar paper intact, the crawl space underneath the barrack. — Los Angeles Times, "For Japanese Americans, ‘The Terror’ is personal," 9 Aug. 2019 Animal control was called to the scene after Spaghetti refused to come out of the crawl space. — Fox News, "Man broke into Oregon home with cat, arrested wearing homeowner’s Christmas onesie: police," 9 July 2019 The cat initially refused to leave the crawl space, but has since come out. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon man in onesie, cat named Spaghetti found hiding in crawl space during home burglary," 8 July 2019 Since most duct systems are located in attics, basements, or crawl spaces, any air that does leak is wasted, slipping out into unused space. — Jessica Levy, Indianapolis Star, "4 ways this home repair will lower your energy bills and boost your health," 28 June 2019 An extensive search followed with officers looking in crawl spaces, gardens and sheds. — Leada Gore | [email protected], al.com, "Search for Tuscaloosa Python called off; UA tells T-Town Python to skip Bryant-Denny," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crawl space.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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