tunnel

as in cave
a passage that goes under the ground, through a hill, etc. The train goes through a tunnel in the mountain. The moles dug tunnels in the yard.

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Recent Examples of tunnel Three wash levels are available with options for waxes, sealants, wheel cleaning, tire dressing, and high-pressure rinses that are provided in state-of-the-art wash tunnels. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025 The Holland Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River that connects Lower Manhattan in New York City to Jersey City. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 8 May 2025 Reese teased her look at Friday’s WNBA opener, wearing a Thom Browne ensemble through the tunnel. Ruth Etiesit Samuel, Essence, 6 May 2025 Happily carrying Callum Hudson-Odoi down the tunnel after the final whistle, when his team-mate had picked up a knock. Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tunnel
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Noun
  • The walls mimic a cave and the water echoes against the bouldered ceiling.
    Courtney Wittich, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
  • The extinct species was discovered in a geological layer of the cave dating back to the Late Pleistocene epoch, Zelenkov said.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • Expect to jump off small waterfalls, navigate through rocky caverns, and drift beneath thousands of brilliant glowworms lighting up the cave ceiling like a night sky.
    Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025
  • In addition to three obvious places—Carlsbad, Wind Cave, and Mammoth Cave—other national parks have caverns.
    Pat Tompkins, AFAR Media, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Coke bought all the ad space in one of New York’s busiest subway stations.
    Greg Petro, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
  • Isabela told Variety that the subway cars were really rocking when the infected were attacking it.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 5 May 2025

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“Tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunnel. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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