Definition of tunnel
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Examples of tunnel in a Sentence
The train goes through a tunnel in the mountain.
The moles dug tunnels in the yard.
Recent Examples of tunnel from the Web
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From either the Deira or the Bur Dubai side of Dubai Creek, forgo the modern bridges or tunnels and make the crossing on an abra.
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Just seeing him run out of that tunnel in that uniform, seeing him warm up, basketball in his hands.
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First, because of the inherent strength of arches, the cylindrical tunnels contract slightly more slowly than the rectangularly shored ceilings.
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The result is LightRails, a collection of multicolored LED lights that flash in various patterns throughout the tunnel.
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Among its goals, the ambitious Metro-Miami Marketplace Destination: 2001 program called for a tunnel underneath Government Cut, running in and out of the port, to keep cargo trucks off downtown streets.
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The new project will include ADA compliant ramps and improvements to tunnels at the station, village and Metra officials said.
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Then everything goes haywire, leading to a car chase through a tunnel, demolition inside a mall, and the Animal Liberation Front interfering to expose Mirando's lies.
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On most days, Royals manager Ned Yost opts for tunnel vision.
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Origin and Etymology of tunnel
Middle English tonel cask, tun, from Anglo-French, from tone tun
tunnel
Definition of tunnel
tunneled
ortunnelled
;tunneling
ortunnelling
\ˈtən-liŋ, ˈtə-nəl-iŋ\intransitive verb
1 : to make or use a tunnel
2 physics : to pass through a potential barrier electrons tunneling through an insulator between semiconductors
transitive verb
: to make a tunnel or similar opening through or under; also : to make (one's way) by or as if by making a tunnel
Examples of tunnel in a Sentence
Workers are tunneling through the hill.
Insects had tunneled into the tree.
First Known Use of tunnel
1795
TUNNEL Defined for English Language Learners
tunnel
playDefinition of tunnel for English Language Learners
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: a passage that goes under the ground, through a hill, etc.
tunnel
Definition of tunnel for English Language Learners
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: to make a tunnel
TUNNEL Defined for Kids
Definition of tunnel for Students
tunneled
ortunnelled
;tunneling
ortunnelling
: to make a passage under the ground
Medical Dictionary
tunnel
playMedical Definition of tunnel
: a bodily channel—see carpal tunnel
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