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manhole cover

removable plate over manholes, to prevent things from falling into sewers and other tunnels
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manhole cover

Summary

manhole cover ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,376 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • manhole cover is a type of lid[2].
  • manhole cover is a type of Q1447308[3].
  • manhole cover is a type of manhole component[4].
  • manhole cover's Commons category is recorded as Manhole covers[5].
  • manhole cover's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Manhole covers[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include lid[2], Q1447308[3], and manhole component[4].

Why It Matters

manhole cover ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,376 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_manhole-cover_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{manhole cover}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/manhole-cover}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Verbaalpina id → C19988
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Manhole covers
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C19988, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
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