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MANHOLE COVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does manhole cover mean?
• MANHOLE COVER (noun)
The noun MANHOLE COVER has 1 sense:
1. a flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street)
Familiarity information: MANHOLE COVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flush iron cover for a manhole (as in a street)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("manhole cover" is a kind of...):
cover; top (covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container))
Holonyms ("manhole cover" is a part of...):
manhole (a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure)
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