Definitions for manhole

manhole man·hole

Spelling: [man-hohl]
IPA: /ˈmænˌhoʊl/

Manhole is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 206 anagrams from letters in manhole (aehlmno).

Definitions for manhole

noun

  1. a hole, usually with a cover, through which a person may enter a sewer, drain, steam boiler, etc., especially one located in a city street.

Origin of manhole

First recorded in 1785-95; man1 + hole

Examples for manhole

A manhole had to be put in the top and a sump in the bottom.

“There is a manhole of some sort,” the electrical wizard exclaimed.

From the modern chastity belt to a bag that disguises as a manhole, Soraya Roberts on the growing trend of protective fashion.

The only escape available to him appears in the form of a manhole, through which he escapes underground.

All the ducts in a bank were thus rodded from manhole to manhole.

She also designed an emergency "manhole bag," a flat purse that could be thrown on the ground to double as a sewer.

One of the primary reasons the FMCSA gave for the shutdown was the manhole cover incident.

It was empty then, and its manhole was the foremost one in the alleyway.

If I served you right, I would drop you through the manhole, just to wake you up.

Carr hissed in Ora's ear as his fingers found the rim of the manhole.

Word Value for manhole
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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