Thesaurus results for TUNNEL

tunnel

noun

Definition of 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 If the vehicle slows significantly below the required speed, the normal force between its tires and the tunnel surface decreases, increasing the risk of losing contact. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 Two out of the four tubes in the 116-year-old tunnel were damaged by the storm. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 There are 25 guest rooms and suites in the new six-story building, connected to the mothership by an underground tunnel. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The tunnel is expected to return to full functionality by the end of 2027. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tunnel

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Noun

Some suites intentionally feel cave-like and cocooning, which fits the atmosphere but may not suit everyone.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Great Basin National Park Great Basin’s beauty sprawls across 77,000 acres, with sky-high peaks, limestone caves, tranquil lakes, and groves of ancient Bristlecone pines, some of which are among the oldest trees on Earth.

— Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of cave

Noun

But as oil is drained from these reserves, the integrity of the caverns may be imperiled.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
The oil in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is stored at 60 salt caverns thousands of feet underground at four major sites along the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of cavern

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Social media put the storm’s effects on display, with videos of floodwaters leaving cars stranded on highways, stormwater runoff erupting onto city streets and waterfalls cascading onto the subway tracks at Penn Station.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Sarin attack Among those executed in 2018 included guru Shoko Asahara and 12 former members of the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult, which orchestrated the 1995 sarin gas attacks on Tokyo's subway system that killed 14 people.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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