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.
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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