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 Witt told her the Royals and Chiefs stadiums are next to each other and are connected by an underground tunnel. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026 When two animals meet in a tunnel, whichever one yields is the lower-ranked of the pair. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026 The mountain acts as a shield for an underground tunnel complex, with two pairs of entrances visible in satellite imagery, the Institute for Science and International Security said in a report last week. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Rescue efforts have stalled as toxic gases prevent teams from reaching 12 construction workers trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower plant in India. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tunnel

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Just like in the darnkess cave, the snarling machine gun of thoughts—unanswered emails, to-dos, and angst about my 17 year old’s plans to travel the world alone—slowly fell silent.

— Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Only a cyclops living in a cave could possibly be surprised by this news.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026

Definition of cave

Noun

There was always a descent into the noticeably cooler stone caverns where the wine is aged underground.

— Kyle Lucia Wu, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Highlights include the 30-foot Great Falls, which is below a historic 19th-century cotton mill, and Twin Falls, which emerges from a cavern into the Caney Fork River.

— Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Definition of cavern

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Transit, however, is immensely safer than driving, so people who ditch a bus or subway ride for a robotaxi may increase their own risk.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
When the remnants of Ida hit in 2021, more than 3 inches of rain fell in just one hour, setting a record and causing the stormwater system to back up into basements, subway tunnels, sewers and drains, and turning streets into rivers.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

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