manhole
manhole
Definition
man·hole (man′hōl′)
noun
an opening, often with a cover, through which a person can enter a sewer, conduit, ship's tank, etc. for repair work or inspection
manhole
Synonyms
manhole
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- enter: One of the crewmembers entered the manhole to unclog the hose.
- have: Goring reported problems with blocked waste pipes to the Pavilion, which did not have the necessary manhole covers on them.
- open: Alas, tho he had opened a manhole with his robot, he had then descended into endless caverns with no apparent route out.
- lift: We abandoned our candy floss and got to work trying to lift the manhole by ourselves.
- cover: Entrance is up the gill on the right beneath a covered manhole.
- include: Other road defects that can cause damage to cars include sunken manholes and metal edges.
Adjective modifier
- open: The band discussed which of them would now stand on a rake, who would volunteer to plummet down an open manhole.
- small: The water tanks for the Research were made from teak with a small manhole for cleaning.
- large: They are also constructing two large manholes in the area opposite the Jolly Farmers pub.
- sunken: Other road defects that can cause damage to cars include sunken manholes and metal edges.
- other: Stoppers have been put in one manhole and the other manhole filled with water.
- rectangular: These are concrete pits of a few square meters, leveled flush with the ground, with some steel plates like rectangular manhole covers.
Modifies a noun
- section: The Drain Game Lifting manhole sections for drainage works is simple, right?
- chamber: Holes are provided in non-critical areas to aid lifting or provide bolt holes to secure the frame to the manhole chamber.
- installation: These can range from fit-and-forget, no-frills replacement work to frequently accessed manhole installations in esthetic city center paving projects.
- entrance: A deviation at the top and one on the way down keep the rope clear of the manhole entrance and the walls.
- top: Design requirements, type testing, marking, quality control Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas.
- lid: After a tow, success at last so we took the manhole lid up to the Obs. and backfilled the earth.
Noun used with modifier
- drainage: January 2006 - Various groundworks, concrete piles and round slabs, drainage manholes across site and concrete retaining wall started.
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