Definitions for manholes

manholes man·hole

Spelling: [man-hohl]
IPA: /ˈmænˌhoʊl/

Manholes is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 434 anagrams from letters in manholes (aehlmnos).

Definitions for manholes

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 manholes

First recorded in 1785-95; man1 + hole

Examples for manholes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for manholes
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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