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Plural of manhole

regular plural

The plural of manhole is manholes.

Forms of manhole

Singularmanhole /ˈmænhəʊl/
Pluralmanholes
Countablecountable

Manholes in a sentence

  • At the start of the operation, the smoke blower is located over the manhole (Figure 5.36) and the ends of the pipes plugged at the next adjacent manholes.2003, Operation and Maintenance of Wastewater Collection Systems, page 245. From the entry smoke blower

Meaning of manhole

  1. noun A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
  2. noun A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.
  3. noun The anus of man, in a sexual context.

Full definition of manhole

Questions about the plural of manhole

What is the plural of manhole?
The plural of manhole is manholes.
Is manhole countable?
Manhole is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: manhole (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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