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Definition of Manhole
1. Noun. A hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure.
Definition of Manhole
1. n. A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing.
Definition of Manhole
1. Noun. A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Manhole
1. a hole providing entrance to an underground or enclosed structure [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manhole
Literary usage of Manhole
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Sewerage Practice by Leonard. Metcalf, Harrison Prescott Eddy (1914)
"what as shown in the illustration of the manhole at the head of the Woonsocket
siphon, Fig. 249. Where an underdrain is dropped along with a sewer, ..."
2. Sewerage: The Designing, Constructing and Maintaining of Sewerage Systems by Amory Prescott Folwell (1922)
"The manhole shaft is sometimes placed on one side of the sewer, both for strength
and for ... The foundation of a manhole should be perfectly solid. ..."
3. The Electrical Transmission of Energy by Arthur Vaughan Abbott (1907)
"The guard can be unfolded and secured by setting inside the iron ring forming
the manhole; and then a suitable red flag, lantern, or other signal can be ..."
4. Annual Report by Baltimore (Md.). Sewerage Commission (1899)
"There is a manhole on the 6-inch drain about 15 feet from the septic tank, ...
The deposit removed is lying alongside the manhole and is mineral matter. ..."
5. Power, Heating and Ventilation: A Treatise for Designing and Constructing by Charles Lincoln Hubbard (1908)
"Access to the interior of a boiler is provided for by a manhole; ... Steel manhole
Ring and Cover. opening is oval in form and commonly 11 by 15 inches in ..."
6. Power, Heating and Ventilation: A Treatise for Designing and Constructing by Charles Lincoln Hubbard (1908)
"Access to the interior of a boiler is provided for by a manhole; ... Steel manhole
Ring and Cover. opening is oval in form and commonly 11 by 15 inches in ..."
7. The English Home by Banister Fletcher, Herbert Phillips Fletcher (1910)
"INTERCEPTOR TRAP. charged with sewage, which would necessitate the baling out of
the manhole before the plug could be released. ..."
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