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Manhole vs Gully - What's the difference?

manhole | gully |

As nouns the difference between manhole and gully

is that manhole is a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations while gully is a trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.

As a verb gully is

to flow noisily.

manhole

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.

    • Usage notes

    * In contexts such as government documents where anything that might be perceived as sexist is avoided, this has mostly been replaced by maintenance hole

    Derived terms

    * manhole cover

    See also

    * ("manhole" on Wikipedia)

    gully

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gulley (Etymology 1)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) golet, from (etyl) goulet, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (wikipedia gully) (gullies)
  • A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
  • A small valley.
  • (UK) A drop kerb.
  • A road drain.
  • (cricket) A fielding position on the off side about 30 degrees behind square, between the slips and point; a fielder in such a position
  • (UK) A grooved iron rail or tram plate.
    • Related terms
    * gullet * gully gut * gully hole

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To flow noisily.
    • (Johnson)
  • To wear away into a gully or gullies.

    • Etymology 2

    Scots , of unknown origin.

    Noun

    (gullies)
  • (Scotland, northern UK) A large knife.
  • * 1883 , , page 139:
    • With that I made my mind up, took out my gully , opened it with my teeth, and cut one strand after another...
    References
    Gullies And Other Knives ----