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A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
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Manhole — マンホール Type Seinen Genre Thriller Thèmes Bioterrorisme, Enquête policière Manga Auteur Tetsuya Tsutsui … Wikipédia en Français
Manhole — Man hole , n. A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manhole — (n.) also man hole, hole through which a person may pass, 1793, from MAN (Cf. man) (n.) + HOLE (Cf. hole) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
manhole — ► NOUN ▪ a covered opening allowing access to a sewer or other underground structure … English terms dictionary
manhole — [man′hōl΄] n. an opening, often with a cover, through which a person can enter a sewer, conduit, ship s tank, etc. for repair work or inspection … English World dictionary
Manhole — For other uses, see Manhole (disambiguation). PMG manhole in a city street, Perth, Western Australia … Wikipedia
manhole — n. an open manhole * * * [ mænhəʊl] an open manhole … Combinatory dictionary
manhole — UK [ˈmænˌhəʊl] / US [ˈmænˌhoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms manhole : singular manhole plural manholes a hole in the surface of a road or street, covered with a metal lid and used for entering an underground passage such as a sewer … English dictionary
manhole — noun Manhole is used before these nouns: ↑cover … Collocations dictionary
manhole — [[t]mæ̱nhoʊl[/t]] manholes N COUNT A manhole is a large hole in a road or path, covered by a metal plate that can be removed. Workers climb down through manholes when they want to examine or clean the drains … English dictionary
Manhole (album) — Manhole Studio album by Grace Slick Released January 4, 1974 Recorded 1973 at … Wikipedia
