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BNC: 24156 COCA: 20199

manhole

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
manhole /ˈmænˌhoʊl/ noun
plural manholes
manhole
/ˈmænˌhoʊl/
noun
plural manholes
Learner's definition of MANHOLE
[count]
: a covered hole in a street that a person can go down into to do work under the street(检查地下管道用的)人孔
BNC: 24156 COCA: 20199

manhole

noun

man·​hole ˈman-ˌhōl How to pronounce manhole (audio)
: a hole through which one may go especially to gain access to an underground or enclosed structure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Water 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

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The first known use of manhole was in 1769
BNC: 24156 COCA: 20199

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