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tunnel
[tuhn-l]
noun
an underground passage.
a passageway, as for trains or automobiles, through or under an obstruction, as a city, mountain, river, harbor, or the like.
an approximately horizontal gallery or corridor in a mine.
the burrow of an animal.
Dialect.Ģża funnel.
verb (used with object)
to construct a passageway through or under.
to tunnel a mountain.
to make or excavate (a tunnel or underground passage).
to tunnel a passage under a river.
to move or proceed by or as if by boring a tunnel.
The river tunneled its way through the mountain.
to pierce or hollow out, as with tunnels.
verb (used without object)
to make a tunnel or tunnels.
to tunnel through the Alps.
tunnel
/ Ė³ŁŹ²Ōɱō /
noun
an underground passageway, esp one for trains or cars that passes under a mountain, river, or a congested urban area
any passage or channel through or under something
a dialect word for funnel
obsoleteĢżthe flue of a chimney
verb
(tr) to make or force (a way) through or under (something)
to tunnel a hole in the wall
to tunnel the cliff
(intr; foll by through, under, etc) to make or force a way (through or under something)
he tunnelled through the bracken
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- tunneler noun
- tunnellike adjective
- subtunnel noun
- untunneled adjective
- untunnelled adjective
- Ė³Ł³Ü²Ō²Ō±š±ō±ō±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of tunnel1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
A project to build the UK's largest road tunnel has been granted Ā£590m by the government.
Hamas's military preparations took years - including extensive tunnel construction and the steady accumulation of rockets and weapons - but few analysts, regional actors, or even rival Palestinian factions foresaw the magnitude of the offensive.
But with consistent practices in organized team activities and minicamp, the coach said Johnston is āstarting to come out of the other end of the tunnel.ā
For the first time in a while, they could start to see light at the end of the pitching tunnel.
Between the six- and seven-mile marker, we ran through a tunnel that was filled with flashing red lights and bubble machines.
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