manhole

Meaning

1. A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
2. A hole providing access to the inside of a boiler, tank etc.
3. (informal) The anus of man, in a sexual context.
4. The vulva or vagina of a trans man.

Synonyms

hatch

access hole

manway

mouth

orifice

scuttle

handhole

manhead

feeler hole

small well

access opening

prospecting hole

man way

coffer dam

access-opening

man hole

hatchway

Translations

botola

Mannloch

bueiro

tombino

regard

mangat

Schacht

ανθρωποθυρίδα

Luke

trou d’homme

Kontrollschacht

regard d’égout

cameretta

Kanalisationsschacht

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mænhəʊl/

Etymology

From man + hole.