manhole
Underground access point
A manhole is an opening in a street or sidewalk that provides access to underground utilities—sewers, electrical conduits, or telephone cables.
It's typically covered by a heavy removable lid: Workers lifted the manhole cover to inspect the pipes below.
The man- prefix reflects older assumptions about who performed such work; some style guides now prefer maintenance hole or utility hole.
Underground drainage pipe
- waterClear essential liquid
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- electricPowered by current
- telecommunicationsRemote signal transmission technology
cable · conduit · pipes · junction · valve · meter · infrastructure · network
Protect by overlaying
- lidRemovable container cover
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
- openingGap or start
- entryAccess or submission
ladder · descend · climb · lift · remove · shaft · chamber · portal
Public urban roadway
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- pavementHard road covering
- asphaltPetroleum-based paving material
- roadwayPaved surface for traffic
intersection · curb · alley · downtown · cityscape · concrete · traffic · pedestrian
Formal assessment of condition
- repairRestore to working order
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- crewWorking team aboard
- workerPerson who toils
safety gear · descent · flashlight · harness · confined space · ventilation · tools · routine
sewer
Underground drainage pipe
telecommunications · cable · conduit · pipes · junction · valve · meter · infrastructure · network · service
cover
Protect by overlaying
entry · ladder · descend · climb · lift · remove · shaft · chamber · portal · hatchway
street
Public urban roadway
roadway · intersection · curb · alley · downtown · cityscape · concrete · traffic · pedestrian · municipal
inspection
Formal assessment of condition
worker · safety gear · descent · flashlight · harness · confined space · ventilation · tools · routine · checklist
uncovered
Made visible or known
injury · danger · warning · caution · barricade · cone · safety · tripping · pedestrian · liability
- streetscapestreet lamp, street trees, streetlight, street furniture, street light
- underground accesssubway entrance, mine shaft, sewer grate, cellar door, basement stairs
- urban neighborhoodneighborhood, block party, corner store, sidewalk, stoop
- storm drainsgrate, inlet, catch basin, gutter, outfall
- sanitationsewage, sewers, cleaning, sewer, disinfecting
- street featuressidewalk, crosswalk, curb, lamppost, street sign
- manhole coverRemovable urban access plate