MANHOLE


Meaning of MANHOLE in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

cover

The top of the inspection chamber has a metal frame into which the manhole cover fits.

At First Avenue the crosswalk is blocked by a Con Ed van and an open manhole cover encircled by yellow rubber cones.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

At First Avenue the crosswalk is blocked by a Con Ed van and an open manhole cover encircled by yellow rubber cones.

Here was a manhole down which to stuff the bodies.

His head said not even his faithful border collie could survive a horror like falling down a manhole .

It should flow easily, though not too swiftly, through the manholes, without let or hindrance.

Meanwhile the villagers crowded to peer down the open manhole as though it were an interesting accident.

Their story was an open manhole he could do nothing to close.

Wearing hip boots and overalls that are water-resistant but not waterproof, he is lowered from a tripod that straddles the manhole .

You may be surprised how impressed some buyers and their surveyors will be with a good clean manhole !

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