(~s)
A ~ is a large hole in a road or path, covered by a metal plate that can be removed. Workers climb down through ~s when they want to examine or clean the drains.
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(~s)
A ~ is a large hole in a road or path, covered by a metal plate that can be removed. Workers climb down through ~s when they want to examine or clean the drains.
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Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012