manhole

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /mænhəʊl/

Noun

manhole (plural manholes)

1. A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
2. A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.
3. (informal) A man's anus, in a sexual context.

Translations

• French: regard d'égout, trou d'homme
• German: Mannloch, Kontrollschacht
• Italian: tombino
• Portuguese: bueiro
• Russian: люк
• Spanish: pozo, alcantarilla

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