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alcantarilla — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • manhole noun A round covered opening in the ground giving access to sewers or underground utility lines.
  • sewer noun An underground pipe or channel that carries away waste water and sewage.

Senses

alcantarilla is used for these senses in English:

  • manhole A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.
  • sewer A pipe or channel, or system of pipes or channels, used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

manhole — full definition

  1. noun A round covered opening in the ground giving access to sewers or underground utility lines.
  2. noun An access opening into a tank, boiler, or similar enclosed structure.

sewer — full definition

  1. noun An underground pipe or channel that carries away waste water and sewage.
  2. noun A person who sews.

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