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crawl space
(redirected from crawl spaces)

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crawl·space or crawl space  (krôlsps)
n.
A low or narrow space, such as one beneath the upper or lower story of a building, that gives workers access to plumbing or wiring equipment.
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Noun1.crawl space - low space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
space - an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"
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crawl space
n (US) → niedriger Keller; (under roof) → Zwischendecke f


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