: a hole through which one may go especially to gain access to an underground or enclosed structure
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On the agenda, as of Friday, was a fiber-optic agreement, a sewer manhole lining project, and the appointment of a planning and zoning commissioner.
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
City officials initially believed the problem was a missing manhole cover for a catch basin, but Winnipeg city spokeswoman Lisa Marquardson told the Winnipeg Free Press on Tuesday, April 28, that this wasn't the case.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Rolling blackouts, exploding manholes, and a crumbling energy grid have nothing to do with socialism.
—Shahana Hanif, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Crews found a nearby manhole had a ladder coming out of it and wires were exposed.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
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John Aguilar, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
City officials initially believed the problem was a missing manhole cover for a catch basin, but Winnipeg city spokeswoman Lisa Marquardson told the Winnipeg Free Press on Tuesday, April 28, that this wasn't the case.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Rolling blackouts, exploding manholes, and a crumbling energy grid have nothing to do with socialism.
—Shahana Hanif, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Crews found a nearby manhole had a ladder coming out of it and wires were exposed.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Manhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manhole. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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manhole
noun
man·hole
ˈman-ˌhōl 
: a covered hole (as in a pavement, tank, or boiler) through which a worker may go
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