manhole
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- noun
- /ˈmænhoʊl/
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registro
- There was a loud noise as the lid of the manhole clanged shut after the maintenance crew finished their work.
- manhole cover
And Dan, I will see you at the manhole tonight.
- And Dan, I will see you at the manhole tonight.
Examples
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We gotta get the manholes uncovered.
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I want every manhole on this street welded shut.
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We need to open all the manhole covers in the area.
Fiction book (1998) -
Manhole covers in the street.
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As he walks back, he spots another manhole cover at the next intersection down a side street.
Fiction book (1998) -
It's coming out of the manholes, coming out of the drains.
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All stormwater is directed to a manhole that empties into the headworks of the wastewater treatment facility.
Academic text (1999) -
Now he comes scrambling out of the manhole, dazed and empty-handed, and madly dashes away.
Fiction book (1992) -
The workers lifted the heavy cover from the manhole to check the underground pipes.
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Be careful when walking on the street because there is an open manhole that could be dangerous.
Synonyms
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1.0
An opening in something, often made by people or nature
An opening that lets a person enter a tank or pipe to check and fix things
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Manhole is made of two simple words: man ('person') and hole ('opening'), so picture a hole big enough for a person to go down. That's why a manhole is the covered opening in a street that workers use to reach the sewers and pipes below.