noun
definition
A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
definition
A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.
definition
A man's anus, in a sexual context.
Examples of manholes in a Sentence
Manholes are placed at intervals in the line of ducts to facilitate the drawing in and jointing of the cables, and surface boxes are placed in the footways for distributing purposes.
In one system the main cables terminate in large airtight iron boxes placed in the manholes.
In November they installed three manholes and the interconnecting pipes for the sewer diversion to be completed after the pound is lowered.
Other road defects that can cause damage to cars include sunken manholes and metal edges.
They are also constructing two large manholes in the area opposite the Jolly Farmers pub.
January 2006 - Various groundworks, concrete piles and round slabs, drainage manholes across site and concrete retaining wall started.