[
UK
/mˈænhəʊl/
]
[ US /ˈmænˌhoʊɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈmænˌhoʊɫ/ ]
NOUN
- a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure
How To Use manhole In A Sentence
- Others were being held after emerging through manhole covers that were then welded shut. Times, Sunday Times
- After emerging from a manhole he commandeered a car from a woman. Times, Sunday Times
- I have also noted that the manhole covers on the site were well maintained.
- D.C. Fire and EMS is investigating smoke coming from four Pepco manholes in the 1300 block of H Street NE. Report: Smoking manholes on H St. NE
- He believed that if he stood on a manhole cover in Liverpool's Matthew Street while his two groups played live on opposite sides of the world, the converging ley lines would fill him with a powerful life force.
- I have kept one very conveniently in a vacuum desiccator over phosphorus pentoxide, but if of any size, the condenser deserves a box to itself, and this must be air-tight and provided with a drying reagent, so arranged that it can be removed through a manhole of some sort. On Laboratory Arts
- As security fences and barriers went up, manholes were welded shut and hotels and offices swept by teams of officials.
- Smoke poured through manhole covers from underground sewers. Times, Sunday Times
- Copper cable, lead from church roofs, and manhole covers are all targets. Times, Sunday Times
- A: A manhole is a vertical pipe that runs from an underground utility main to the surface to give workers access for maintenance. The Appleton Post-Crescent Latest Headlines