"crawl space" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crawl spaces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} crawl space (plural crawl spaces)
  1. (construction) A narrow opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey used to give access to pipes, cables and other utilities. Categories (topical): Construction Synonyms: crawlspace Translations (opening underneath the bottom of a building or storey): kruipruimte [feminine] (Dutch), ryömintätila (Finnish), vide sanitaire [masculine] (French), Kriechkeller (english: under building) [masculine] (German), Kriechzwischenraum (english: between storeys) [masculine] (German), pomieszczenie pod budynkiem [neuter] (Polish), krypgrund [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-crawl_space-en-noun-DXHMVWZq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, construction, manufacturing

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Download JSON data for crawl space meaning in English (2.6kB)

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