tunnel - Definition from the TRANSPORT topic - TECHNOLOGY

Topic: TRANSPORT

Date:	1400-1500
Language:	Old French
Origin:	tonel 'barrel', from tonne, from Medieval Latin tunna

tunnel
1 noun

tun‧nel1 W3 See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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[countable]

1TT a passage that has been dug under the ground for cars, trains etc to go through:

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a railway tunnel

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the Channel Tunnel (=between England and France)

2HBA a passage under the ground that animals have dug to live in

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