: a hole through which one may go especially to gain access to an underground or enclosed structure
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That just happened to coincide with a deluge of rain, enough to flood streets in downtown Miami and Fort Lauderdale, swamp some cars and send manhole covers and drains bubbling up with excess rainwater.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Rising through a manhole in the middle of a dark New York alley populated with drag queens and the colorful characters of Lower Manhattan, the ever-blond Carpenter sank into her daffy-meets-sultry routine.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The song began with Carpenter emerging from a literal manhole to sing alongside dancers that included RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Symone, Willam, Denali, Laganja Estranja, and Lexi Love, as well as ballroom star Honey Balenciaga.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
Deputy Chief Jeremy Carroll said one of the victims entered the manhole to try and stop sewage from backing up into their work zone.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Rising through a manhole in the middle of a dark New York alley populated with drag queens and the colorful characters of Lower Manhattan, the ever-blond Carpenter sank into her daffy-meets-sultry routine.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The song began with Carpenter emerging from a literal manhole to sing alongside dancers that included RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Symone, Willam, Denali, Laganja Estranja, and Lexi Love, as well as ballroom star Honey Balenciaga.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
Deputy Chief Jeremy Carroll said one of the victims entered the manhole to try and stop sewage from backing up into their work zone.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for manhole
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“Manhole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manhole. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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manhole
noun
man·hole
ˈman-ˌhōl 
: a covered hole (as in a pavement, tank, or boiler) through which a worker may go
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