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manway

manway noun: a hole or duct giving access to a utility area for maintenance purposes.

Noun

manway (plural manways)

  1. A hole or duct giving access to a utility area for maintenance purposes.

Forms of manway

pluralmanways

Origin of manway

From man + way.

Questions about manway

What does manway mean?
Manway means a hole or duct giving access to a utility area for maintenance purposes.
What part of speech is manway?
Manway is a noun.
What is the plural of manway?
The plural of manway is manways.

Words near manway in the dictionary

  1. manwards
  2. Manwaring
  3. Manwarings
  4. Manwarren
  5. Manwarrens
  6. manway
  7. manways
  8. manwhore
  9. manwhored
  10. manwhores
  11. manwhoring

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