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Definition of Manhole cover
1. Noun. A flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manhole Cover
Literary usage of Manhole cover
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1906)
"The manhole cover Is about 40 inches In length and 21 Inches in width, ...
The handhold was also used for raising the manhole cover to put water into the ..."
2. The English Home by Banister Fletcher, Herbert Phillips Fletcher (1910)
"... when a stoppage occurs it is not necessary to break up the ground in various
places in order to clear the drain. ILL. 88. manhole cover. SCREWS ILL. 89. ..."
3. The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases Affecting by Frank Cyrus Smith, Thomas Johnson Michie, United States Courts, Great Britain Courts, Canada Courts (1906)
"Co the manhole cover to put water into the tank, and that was most probably its
primary use. About 30 miles from Alexandria, on the run from there to Monroe ..."
4. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1866)
"The manhole cover is reported to have been blown to a distance of ICO feet ...
It appears that the joint of the manhole cover had been caulked with red lead ..."
5. Car Builders' Cyclopedia of American Practice by Master Car Builders' Association (1906)
"manhole cover, in, Figs. 476-488. A plate or lid to close a manhole. manhole cover
Chain. A chain with which a manhole cover is fastened to a tank to ..."
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