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    Danish
     
  • kloakdæksel
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    Dutch
     
  • putdeksel Hear the Pronounciation
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    English
     
  • manhole cover Hear the Pronounciation
  • maintenance cover Hear the Pronounciation
  • sewer cover Hear the Pronounciation
  • conduit cover
  • drain cover Hear the Pronounciation
  • hatch Hear the Pronounciation
  • grate Hear the Pronounciation
  • grid Hear the Pronounciation
  • sewage grating Hear the Pronounciation
  • sewage hatch Hear the Pronounciation
  • ductile cover
  • sewerage cover
  • culvert
  • ductile valiant

    • Finnish
     
  • kaivonkansisto
  • valurautakansisto
  • viemärin kansi Hear the Pronounciation
  • sadevesikansi
  • ritiläkansi
  • sadevesikupu

    • French
     
  • Plaque d'égout
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    German
     
  • Gullideckel (Gullydeckel) Hear the Pronounciation
  • Abflussdeckel Hear the Pronounciation
  • Kanaldeckel Hear the Pronounciation
  • Kanalabdeckung Hear the Pronounciation
  • Kanalabdichtung Hear the Pronounciation
  • Schachtabdeckung Hear the Pronounciation

    • Schwiizerdütsch / Schwizerdütsch / Swiss German
     
  • Dolendeckel
  • Toletäckel

    • Japanese
     
  •   (Manhoru)
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    Norwegian
     
  • kumlokk
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    Portugese
     
  • Bueiro Hear the Pronounciation
  • Tampa de saneamento Hear the Pronounciation

    • Spanish
     
  • alcantarillas
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    Swedish
     
  • Brunnslock
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    man·hole ( mnhl ) n.   -   Syn.
    sewer cover, vent, scuttle, hatch, drop, opening, passage, shaft.
    Webster's Thesaurus


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