crawl space
noun
: a shallow unfinished space beneath the first floor or under the roof of a building especially for access to plumbing or wiring
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Turner warns him that there are still worse punishments menacing the Nickel inmates, ranging from the sweat box—a brutally hot crawl space under a tar roof—to actual murder.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
The cost to retrofit homes with a crawl space, on average, is about $5,200.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Slipping into the insular crawl space of a Ka song felt like getting swept up into an epic poem.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Attics, basements, and crawl spaces: Unfinished areas of the home are more susceptible to drafts.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
The cost to retrofit homes with a crawl space, on average, is about $5,200.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Slipping into the insular crawl space of a Ka song felt like getting swept up into an epic poem.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
Attics, basements, and crawl spaces: Unfinished areas of the home are more susceptible to drafts.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Crawl space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crawl%20space. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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