A Canadian engineering and construction term for a small access pit or chamber in the ground — smaller than a manhole but serving a similar function for accessing underground cables or utilities. Used in infrastructure and telecommunications contexts.
The technician located the fault by opening the handwell at the end of the street and tracing the line.
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(Canada) A small manhole.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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