Dictionary

manhole en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈmænhəʊl/ (UK)

Etymology

From man + hole.

Meanings

1. A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
   • The king had scarce ceased to writhe, When hate gave a terrible laugh, Like a manhole opened to Hell. 1936, Robert Frost, “The Vindictives”, in A Further Range:
2. A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.
3. (informal) The anus of man, in a sexual context.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:manhole.
4. The vulva or vagina of a trans man.

Forms

Deriveds

manhole cover

Translations (50)

cmn 人孔 (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · pt bueiro (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · nl mangat (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · cmn 窨井 (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · scn rijana (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · ms lurang (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · fr trou d'homme (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · vec gatoło (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · id tutupan selokan (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · de Gully (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · fr regard d'égout (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · ms lubang orang (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · is mannsmuga (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · sh шахт (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · nb kum (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · scn rigana (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · is mannop (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · bg шахта (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · cmn 沙井 (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · tr rögar (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · id lubang orang (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · pl właz (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · cy twll archwilio (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · uk люк (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · sv manhål (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · it tombino (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · id lubang pengerjaan (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · ru лаз (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · mk шахта (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · ja マンホール (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · de Mannloch (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · hy մտոց (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · nn kum (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · ja 人孔 (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · hy լյուկ (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · pt poço de visita (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · de Einstiegsloch (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · ga dúnpholl (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · es (boca de) alcantarilla (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · tl embornal (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · fi kulkuaukko (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · ru люк (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · ko 맨홀 (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · nb mannhull (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · sh šaht (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · fi katukaivo (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · sv gatubrunn (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · id tutup parit (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · id lubang got (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) · de Kontrollschacht (a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations)