crawl space en · NOUN
Meanings
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A level, narrow opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey used to give access to pipes, cables and other utilities.
When he couldn’t take another step he hid under a lonesome gray house and squatted in the fetid water of the crawl space.
2019, Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys, Fleet, page 147:
- A level, narrow opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey used to give access to pipes, cables and other utilities. ▸ A severely height-limited basement or semi-basement of a building, of less than half a storey high.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crawlspace | alternative | lexicographic | |
| crawl spaces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
nl kruipruimte (opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey) · pl pomieszczenie pod budynkiem (opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey) · fi ryömintätila (opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey) · fr vide sanitaire (opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey) · es sótano/semisótano de gateo/gateado/gateamiento (opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey) · sv krypgrund (opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey) · de Kriechzwischenraum (opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey) · de Kriechkeller (opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey)