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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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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.
- English (US)
TUNNEL meaning: 1. a long passage under or through the...
- Tunnel Spanish Translation
TUNNEL translate: túnel, túnel [masculine], túnel...
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Learn the meaning of tunnel as a noun and a verb, with examples, synonyms, and word history. Find out how to use tunnel in a sentence and explore related phrases and entries.
A tunnel is a long passage under the ground, usually through a hill or under the sea. Learn more about the word forms, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of tunnel in different contexts.
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.
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.
Learn the meaning of tunnel as a noun and a verb, with examples of usage and common expressions. Find out how to pronounce tunnel and how to translate it in different languages.
tunnel. (ˈtʌnəl) 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. vb, -nels, -nellingor-nelled, -nels, -nelingor-neled. 5.
