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wallcrawler

noun

Etymology

From wall + crawler.

  1. derived from *krabblōną✻
  2. derived from krafla
  3. derived from crawlen
  4. suffixed as crawler — “crawl + er”
  5. compounded as wallcrawler — “wall + crawler”

Definitions

  1. something which adheres to and crawls upon vertical surfaces

    • This big wallcrawler has remained somewhat obscure, probably due to its indistinct appearance.
    • Sandman looked up and saw the masked face of Spider-Man staring down at him. The wallcrawler was leaning against the rear doors of the armored car, apparently having dropped through the hole that Sandman had created.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA