manway
Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- noun A hole or duct by which a human being may access a utility area for maintenance purposes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun A small passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass through.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A manhole.
- noun In coal-mining: A small passageway used by the miners, but not for transportation of the coal.
- noun The passage used as an airway or chute.
Examples
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They found the manway ladder and began to climb, Fenrir and Sigyn impatiently crowding their heels.
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During routine switching operations, a small quantity of the flammable and mutagenic substance was seen to spill from the manway atop the cylindrical railcar.
Note
The word 'manway is a compound of 'man' and 'way'.
