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MANHOLE
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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))