Manhole meaning

măn'hōl'
A hole, usually with a cover, through which a person may enter a sewer, boiler, drain, or similar structure.
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An opening, often with a cover, through which a person can enter a sewer, conduit, ship's tank, etc. for repair work or inspection.
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A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
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Origin of manhole

Manhole Sentence Examples

  • After the sweets have come away, cold water is passed through the char until no trace of lime or sulphate of lime is found in it; then a large manhole at the bottom of the cistern is opened, and the washed and spent char is removed.

  • One of the crewmembers entered the manhole to unclog the hose.

  • The sea was smooth, the night dark with wind from N.W., but hardly had the ships left Dunkirk when the "Sappho" blew out a manhole joint in her boiler and had to put back.

  • Entrance is up the gill on the right beneath a covered manhole.

  • Goring reported problems with blocked waste pipes to the Pavilion, which did not have the necessary manhole covers on them.

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