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tun‧nel /ˈtʌnl/ noun [countable]
tunnel verb (past tense and past participle tunnelled, present participle tunnelling, tunneled, tunneling) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]
تونل
دالان زیر زمینی، سوراخ کوه، نقب زدن، تونل ساختن، نقب راه، مهندسی: کانال، عمران: مسیر عبوری سرپوشیده، معماری: تونل، ورزش: فاصله بین مهاجمان دو تیم در تجمع
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Synonyms & Related Wordstunnel[noun]Synonyms:- passage, burrow, channel, hole, passageway, shaft, subway, underpass
[verb]Synonyms:- dig, burrow, excavate, mine, scoop out
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English DictionaryI. tun‧nel1 W3 /ˈtʌnl/
noun [countable][
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Old French;
Origin: tonel 'barrel', from tonne, from Medieval Latin tunna]
1. a passage that has been dug under the ground for cars, trains etc to go through:
a railway tunnel
the Channel Tunnel (=between England and France)2. a passage under the ground that animals have dug to live in
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II. tunnel2 verb (
past tense and past participle tunnelled,
present participle tunnelling British English,
tunneled,
tunneling American English)
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition, transitive]1. to dig a long passage under the ground
tunnel into/through/under
They were tunnelling into the mountainside.tunnel your way under/through etc
The prisoners tunneled their way under the fence.2. if insects tunnel into something, they make holes in it
tunnel into
The grubs tunnel into the wood. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationstunnel noun ADJ. long, short | narrow, wide | dark | subterranean, underground | connecting, entrance, escape, service | rail, railway, road | wind a wind tunnel for aerodynamic experiments VERB + TUNNEL go through, use | disappear into, enter, go into The train disappeared into a tunnel.
come out of | bore, build, construct, dig, excavate They've built a new tunnel through the mountain. The initial section of tunnel had to be dug by hand. TUNNEL + VERB run A service tunnel runs between the two buildings. TUNNEL + NOUN mouth, roof, wall PREP. through a/the ~ PHRASES a labyrinth/maze/network/system of tunnels The badger sett had twelve entrances to what must have been a labyrinth of tunnels. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲