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manhole

UK/ˈmænhəʊl/

manhole noun: a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.

manhole: a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
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Noun

manhole (plural manholes)

  1. A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
    • The king had scarce ceased to writhe,
      When hate gave a terrible laugh,
      Like a manhole opened to Hell.1936, Robert Frost, “The Vindictives”, in A Further Range
  2. A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.
  3. (informal) The anus of man, in a sexual context.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:manhole.
  4. The vulva or vagina of a trans man.

manhole meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Tagalog and Malay

manhole in Tamil

ஆள்துளை, கழிவு நீர்க்கால், சாக்கடைப் புழை, சேவைத்துளை

manhole in Kannada

ಆಳುಗುಂಡಿ

manhole in Tagalog

a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
embornal

manhole in Malay

a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
lubang orang, lurang
More languagesFewer languages
manhole in Indonesian
lubang got, lubang pengerjaan, lubang orang, tutup parit

Forms of manhole

pluralmanholes
alternative formman hole
alternative formman-hole

Plural of manhole: manholes

Origin of manhole

From man + hole.

Words formed from manhole

Phrases with manhole

Questions about manhole

What does manhole mean?
Manhole means a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
What is manhole in Tamil?
Manhole in Tamil is ஆள்துளை, கழிவு நீர்க்கால், சாக்கடைப் புழை. See Manhole meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is manhole?
Manhole is a noun.
How do you pronounce manhole?
Manhole is pronounced /ˈmænhəʊl/ (UK).
What is the plural of manhole?
The plural of manhole is manholes.

Words near manhole in the dictionary

  1. manhaul
  2. manhauled
  3. manhauling
  4. manhauls
  5. manhead
  6. manhole
  7. manhole cover
  8. manhole covers
  9. manholes
  10. manhood
  11. manhood suffrage

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: manhole (page history and authors); manhole (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); manhole (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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