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Term of the Road Dictionary

manhole

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Drainage and Sewerage
  • Definition : Chamber with a removable cover constructed on a drain or sewer to permit entry by personnel [CEN].

Mannloch

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Straßenentwässerung
  • Definition : Mit einem abnehmbaren Deckel ausgestatteter Raum, der über einem Abflussrohr oder einem Entwässerungskanal errichtet wird, um dem Personal den Einstieg zu ermöglichen.
  • Synonyms : Einsteigschacht / Putzschacht / Schacht (AT)

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