MANHOLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("manhole" is a kind of...):

hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)

Meronyms (parts of "manhole"):

manhole cover (a flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street))

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