Manhole
['mænhəʊl] or ['mænhol]
Definition
(noun.) a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure.
Checked by Abram--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
Edited by Johanna
Examples
- So I and the vice-president of the company, Mr. Mallory, crowded through the manhole to see why the ore would not come down. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I have never heard of an explosion in a manhole where this chloroform had been used. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I found that the cover of the manhole, weighing about 200 pounds, had entirely disappeared, but everything inside was intact. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I concluded it was either leakage of gas into the manhole, or else the acid used in pickling the casting had given off hydrogen, and air had leaked in, making an explosive mixture. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- With these conductors and pipes must also be furnished manholes, junction-boxes, connections, and a host of varied paraphernalia insuring perfect general distribution. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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