noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK:/ˈmænhəʊl/
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CMU ARPABET:M AE1 N HH OW2 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The anus of man, in a sexual context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
For quotations using this term, see Citations:manhole.
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The vulva or vagina of a trans man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hole
History
Etymology
From man + hole.
Across languages
Translations
53 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
մտոց
(mtocʻ)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Armenian:
լյուկ
(lyuk)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Bulgarian:
шахта
(šahta)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Chinese Mandarin:
沙井
(shājǐng)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Chinese Mandarin:
窨井
(yìnjǐng)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Chinese Mandarin:
人孔
(rénkǒng)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Dutch:
mangat
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Finnish:
kulkuaukko
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Finnish:
katukaivo
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
French:
regard d'égout
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
French:
trou d'homme
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
German:
Mannloch
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
German:
Kontrollschacht
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
German:
Einstiegsloch
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
German:
Gully
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Icelandic:
mannop
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Icelandic:
mannsmuga
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Indonesian:
lubang got
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Indonesian:
lubang pengerjaan
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Indonesian:
lubang orang
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Indonesian:
tutup parit
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Indonesian:
tutupan selokan
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Irish:
dúnpholl
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Italian:
tombino
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Japanese:
マンホール
(manhōru)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Japanese:
人孔
(jinkō)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Korean:
맨홀
(maenhol)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Macedonian:
шахта
(šahta)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Malay:
lubang orang
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Malay:
lurang
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Norwegian Bokmål:
kum
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Norwegian Bokmål:
mannhull
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Norwegian Nynorsk:
kum
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Polish:
właz
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Portuguese:
bueiro
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Portuguese:
poço de visita
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Russian:
люк
(ljuk)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Russian:
лаз
(laz)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Serbo-Croatian:
шахт
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Serbo-Croatian:
šaht
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Sicilian:
rigana
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Sicilian:
rijana
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Spanish:
pozo
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Spanish:
alcantarilla
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Spanish:
pozo de visita
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Spanish:
pozo registral
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Swedish:
gatubrunn
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Swedish:
manhål
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Tagalog:
embornal
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Turkish:
rögar
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Ukrainian:
люк
(ljuk)
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Venetan:
gatoło
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations
Welsh:
twll archwilio
— a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations