Definition of Manhole cover

1. Noun. A flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street).

Group relationships: Manhole
Generic synonyms: Cover, Top

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manhole Cover

mangu
mangue
mangy
manhaden
manhadens
manhair
manhairs
manhandle
manhandled
manhandles
manhandling
manhattans
manhead
manhole
manhole cover (current term)
manholes
manhoods
manhua
manhuas
manhunt
manhunters
manhunts
manhwa
manhwas
mani
mani-pedi
mani-pedis

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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