Manhole

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manhole \Man"hole`\, n.
     A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain,
     sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning
     or repairing.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  manhole
       n : a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person
           can gain access to an underground structure

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "manhole":
     air hole, armhole, blowhole, bullet-hole, bunghole, cringle,
     deadeye, eye, eyelet, gasket, grommet, guide, keyhole, knothole,
     loop, loophole, mousehole, peephole, pigeonhole, pinhole, placket,
     placket hole, porthole, punch-hole, spiracle, tap, vent,
     venthole