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tunnel

DEFINITIONS OF: tunnel

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n a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)

“the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection”
Examples:
Channel Tunnel
the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel
Types:
catacomb
an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
railroad tunnel
a tunnel through which the railroad track runs
subway, underpass
an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
Type of:
passageway
a passage between rooms or between buildings

n a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

Synonyms:
burrow
Types:
rabbit warren, warren
a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
Type of:
hole, hollow
a depression hollowed out of solid matter

v move through by or as by digging

Synonyms:
burrow
Type of:
cut into, delve, dig, turn over
turn up, loosen, or remove earth

v force a way through

Type of:
penetrate, perforate
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
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