manhole
A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and…A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
» Manholes are round because that way they won't accidentally fall through the hole.
Gossendeckel sind rund, weil sie so nicht durch das Loch fallen können.
Meaning
4 sensesA hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
Mannloch, Kontrollschacht, Einstiegsloch
люкljuk, лазlaz
люкljuk
a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure
A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.
(informal)The anus of man, in a sexual context.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:manhole.
The vulva or vagina of a trans man.
Examples
6 sentencesManholes are round because that way they won't accidentally fall through the hole.
deGossendeckel sind rund, weil sie so nicht durch das Loch fallen können.
Zombies started climbing from the manholes.
Ziri hid the cash in a manhole.
Tom was injured by a manhole cover explosion.
ruТом был ранен при взрыве крышки люка.
deTom wurde durch die Explosion eines Kanaldeckels verletzt.
We have discovered that the monsters are emerging from open manholes.
Translations
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Origin
From man + hole.From man + hole.
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