: a hole through which one may go especially to gain access to an underground or enclosed structure
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebWater pouring from overpasses onto expressways and bursting geyser-like from breeched manhole covers were among the dramatic images circulating on social media after several inches of rain fell in a short span Sunday. Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 An energy release manhole cover at the Eversource system operation center in Boston. Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 About a month later, a transformer exploded in a manhole, this time on Beacon Hill. Alexander Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 No smoke or flames were visible coming from the manhole. Chase Difeliciantonio, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2022 Multiple manhole cover explosions and fires, meanwhile, have broken out in Boston in recent months. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 13 July 2022 The energy release covers have a latch that prevents manhole covers from flying off. Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2022 Ravi Lala, 47, helped one of the Eversource men in the manhole. Camilo Fonseca, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2022 The directions led police to a manhole where Twitchell had dumped Johnny's remains.CBS News, 23 Apr. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
1769, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
manhole
noun
man·hole ˈman-ˌhōl
: a covered hole (as in a street) large enough to let a person pass through