: a hole through which one may go especially to gain access to an underground or enclosed structure
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The fellow lifted a manhole cover, then crawled inside and pulled the heavy iron lid over his head, police said.
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Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2024
Then Lewis and her colleagues work to develop solutions to preserve the caves without hindering construction, such as rerouting utilities around subterranean cavities or installing manholes in overlying sidewalks to maintain access.
—Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024
No-swim advisory signs were posted near a sewage system manhole at Kennedy Park in Coconut Grove where a manhole overflow at US 1 and SW 17 Avenue spilled into a storm drain.
—Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
Also reports of an explosions in the basement of the building & adjacent manholes.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
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Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2024
Then Lewis and her colleagues work to develop solutions to preserve the caves without hindering construction, such as rerouting utilities around subterranean cavities or installing manholes in overlying sidewalks to maintain access.
—Maya Wei-Haas, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2024
No-swim advisory signs were posted near a sewage system manhole at Kennedy Park in Coconut Grove where a manhole overflow at US 1 and SW 17 Avenue spilled into a storm drain.
—Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
Also reports of an explosions in the basement of the building & adjacent manholes.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2024
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“Manhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manhole. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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manhole
noun
man·hole
ˈman-ˌhōl 
: a covered hole (as in a pavement, tank, or boiler) through which a worker may go
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