noun · Places & Buildings

manhole

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The meaning (definition) of the word manhole

a round metal cover in the road that workers can lift

The word manhole used in a sentence

Workers lifted the manhole cover to fix the pipe below.

The plural of the word manhole

manholes

How the word manhole is said around the world

Frenchregard (ruhgahr)
Spanishagujero de hombre (ahghookhayroh thay ohmbray)
Mandarin人孔 (rén kǒng)
Hindiमैनहोल (mairnhohl)
Arabicفتحة (fahthah)
Russianлюк (liuk)
Portuguese (EU)bueiro (booayruu)
Portuguese (BR)bueiro (booayruu)
Japaneseマンホール (manhooru)
GermanMannloch (mahnlawkh)
Urduمین ہول (mayn hohl)
Punjabiਮੈਨਹੋਲ (menuhohl)
Korean맨홀 (maenhol)
Hebrewפתח ביוב
Greekανθρωποθυρίδα (anthropothurida)
Dutchmangat (mahnghaht)
Tagalogbutas ng pinto (bootahs engay peentoh)
Vietnamesenắp cống (nahurp kohurng)
Turkishmenhol (manhawl)
Persianمنهول (mahnhool)
Polishwłaz (vwahs)
Ukrainianлюк (lyuk)
Bengaliম্যানহোল (manawhohl)
Swedishmanhål (mahnhohl)
Italiantombino (tohmbeenoh)

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