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Webster 1913 Edition
Manhole
Man′holeˊ
,Noun.
A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing.
Definition 2024
manhole
manhole
English
Noun
manhole (plural manholes)
- A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
- A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler.
- (informal, LGBT) A man's anus.
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:manhole.
Usage notes
- In contexts such as government documents where anything that might be perceived as sexist is avoided, this has mostly been replaced by maintenance hole
Derived terms
- manhole cover
Translations
a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
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