crawler
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Definition of crawler
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Synonyms & Antonyms for crawler
Synonyms
dallier, dawdler, dragger, laggard, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, plodder, slowpoke, snail, straggler
Antonyms
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Examples of crawler in a Sentence
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Ahead of #HurricaneDorian, @NASAGroundSys crawler-transporter moved to Launch Pad 39B in the event a call is made to move the Mobile Launcher inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. — CBS News, "Dorian expected to be "extremely dangerous" as it heads for U.S. — live updates," 31 Aug. 2019 Ahead of #HurricaneDorian, @NASAGroundSys crawler-transporter moved to Launch Pad 39B in the event a call is made to move the Mobile Launcher inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. — Ben Kesslen, NBC News, "NASA's Kennedy Space Center readies itself for Hurricane Dorian," 29 Aug. 2019 To move it, the 400-foot tall mobile launcher will be placed on a massive, 6.6 million-pound crawler transporter, used to move spacecraft to launch pads, for the 1-mph trip to the Vehicle Assembly Building. — Chabeli Herrera, orlandosentinel.com, "As Hurricane Dorian threatens the Space Coast, NASA works to secure its launch pads," 28 Aug. 2019 Cohen said the real concerns are the live crawlers, not the nits. — Max Cohen, USA TODAY, "Head lice: Separating facts from fiction as kids get ready to head back to school," 13 Aug. 2019 As long as students can show they have been treated and are rid of live crawlers, Cohen said there's no reason for schools to restrict kids from attending. — Max Cohen, USA TODAY, "Head lice: Separating facts from fiction as kids get ready to head back to school," 13 Aug. 2019 During Sunday's Royals-Indians game, a crawler flashed notifying some customers could lose access to broadcasts of Tribe games. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Temporary deal saves Indians games on Dish, Sling TV - for now," 22 July 2019 On Thursday, the Sony-Marvel Studios collaboration starring Tom Holland as the heroic wall-crawler will pass the $1 billion worldwide gross benchmark. — Marcus Jones, EW.com, "Spider-Man: Far From Home swings past $1 billion at worldwide box office," 25 July 2019 The guests include Ken Poimboeuf, Apollo era electronics engineer; John Giles, NASA crawler project manager; Bob Sieck, Apollo launch team; and Jim Ogle, Apollo engineer. — Hal Boedeker, orlandosentinel.com, "Apollo 11: WFTV, WUCF TV mark 50th anniversary," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crawler.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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