Definition of manhole
: a hole through which one may go especially to gain access to an underground or enclosed structure
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Block and Philpot streets were home to the Lacy Foundry, which made street lamp poles and manhole covers, and to other plants that turned out paint and shellac.
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The sanitation workers who opened the manhole cover and heard Jesse's cry for help lowered an orange sewage hose into the hole.
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Other crews began opening nearby manhole covers on Roeser Road and found the man walking through the tunnels.
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Utilities Complaint, Wenhaven Drive: A motorist reported a manhole cover missing from the cul de sac 10:35 p.m. March 18.
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Nasser ducks behind a doorway and returns with a manhole-cover-size platter of fresh dates, bananas, and guava perched on his arm.
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Sewage lapped over the top of manhole covers, streaming into the roads after heavy rains.
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The incident happened around 9:30 a.m., blowing the covers off manholes at Second and Market Streets and Second and Chestnuts Streets, said Kristina Pappas, a PECO spokeswoman.
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The building is such a part of New Orleans, in fact, that manhole covers all over town are emblazoned with its name.
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First Known Use of manhole
1769
MANHOLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of manhole for English Language Learners
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: a covered hole in a street that a person can go down into to do work under the street
MANHOLE Defined for Kids
Definition of manhole for Students
: a covered hole (as in a street) large enough to let a person pass through
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