maintenance hole

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English

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Etymology

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From maintenance +‎ hole. The first word may have been chosen partly to preserve the same initials as manhole.

Noun

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maintenance hole (plural maintenance holes)

  1. manhole

Usage notes

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  • This is apparently a response to the perceived sexism of the word manhole, and has sometimes replaced it in contexts where this issue is considered important, as in government documents.