Meanings
nouncrawl space (plural crawl spaces)
plural crawl spaces · alternative crawlspace
- architectureA 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlow space beneath a floor of a building; gives workers access to wiring or plumbing
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Translations
Dutch kruipruimte
- kruipruimteopening underneath the bottom of a building or storey
Finnish ryömintätila
- ryömintätilaopening underneath the bottom of a building or storey
French vide sanitaire
- vide sanitaireopening underneath the bottom of a building or storey
German Kriechkeller, Kriechzwischenraum
- Kriechkelleropening underneath the bottom of a building or storey
- Kriechzwischenraumopening underneath the bottom of a building or storey
Polish pomieszczenie pod budynkiem
- pomieszczenie pod budynkiemopening underneath the bottom of a building or storey
Spanish sótano/semisótano de gateo/gateado/gateamiento
- sótano/semisótano de gateo/gateado/gateamientoopening underneath the bottom of a building or storey
Swedish krypgrund
- krypgrundopening underneath the bottom of a building or storey
Cite this entry
APA
crawl space. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl%20space
MLA
“crawl space.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl%20space. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crawl space,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crawl%20space.
Source: crawl space on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.