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- Dictionarytun·nel/ˈtən(ə)l/
noun
- 1. an artificial underground passage, especially one built through a hill or under a building, road, or river.
verb
- 1. dig or force a passage underground or through something: "he tunneled under the fence"
- 2. (of a particle) pass through a potential barrier.
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The meaning of TUNNEL is a covered passageway; specifically : a horizontal passageway through or under an obstruction. How to use tunnel in a sentence.
a long passage under or through the earth, esp. one made for vehicles: The train entered the tunnel. tunnel. verb [ I/T ] us / ˈtʌn· ə l / -l- | -ll- to dig a tunnel: [ I ] Earthworms digest organic matter as they tunnel. [ T ] The people trapped in the collapsed building had to tunnel their way out.
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. a funnel.
noun. 1. an underground passageway, esp one for trains or cars that passes under a mountain, river, or a congested urban area. 2. any passage or channel through or under something. 3. a dialect word for funnel. 4. obsolete. the flue of a chimney.
TUNNEL definition: 1. a long passage under the ground or through a mountain: 2. to dig a tunnel. Learn more.
A tunnel is a passage that runs underground or through something, like a train tunnel that cuts through a mountain. Some theme parks have networks of underground tunnels so that employees can move around out of sight of visitors.
n. 1. (Civil Engineering) an underground passageway, esp one for trains or cars that passes under a mountain, river, or a congested urban area. 2. any passage or channel through or under something. 3. a dialect word for funnel. 4. (Building) obsolete the flue of a chimney.
: a passage that goes under the ground, through a hill, etc. an underground tunnel. The train goes through a tunnel in the mountain. The moles dug tunnels in the yard. a light at the end of the tunnel. — see 1 light. — see also carpal tunnel syndrome, wind tunnel. 2 tunnel / ˈ tʌnl̟/ verb.
A tunnel is relatively long and narrow; the length is often much greater than twice the diameter, although similar shorter excavations can be constructed, such as cross passages between tunnels. A tunnel made by an animal is commonly referred to as a burrow and may or may not have multiple portals.
tunnel meaning, definition, what is tunnel: a passage that has been dug under the gr...: Learn more.
