crawlspace

noun/ˈkrɔlˌspeɪs/

Frequency rank: #19,628 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A shallow, unfinished area beneath a building's floor, just large enough to crawl through.

Illustration for the English word “crawlspace”

Example sentence

The plumber had to squeeze into the crawlspace beneath the house to fix the leaking pipe.

Synonyms & related words

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