a removable metal plate covering a shaft that leads down to a sewer or drain
2.
a removable plate or covering over a hole through which a person can enter a boiler, tank, etc
Examples of 'manhole cover' in a sentence
manhole cover
It is not known what caused the manhole cover to become airborne.
The Sun (2016)
Cops pulled up a manhole cover and lifted the shoeless man out.
The Sun (2018)
How did they know to come out at that manhole cover?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
First a manhole cover shattered the glass doors.
The Sun (2011)
A manhole cover is opened and a rig erected above it.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
They crawl through the pipes and lift up the manhole cover.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There was a manhole cover that we'd jump down and sit in while the train went past.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Her answer, 'a manhole cover'.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We just have to pop the copper cables out of a manhole cover at three or four days' notice.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Accidents are inevitable on a circuit where a slightly raised road marking or manhole cover can represent a lethal hazard to riders travelling at 150mph.