Associations to the word «Manhole»

Wiktionary

MANHOLE, noun. A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
MANHOLE, noun. A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats