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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 The private Dos Mares tunnel marks a dramatic transition into a world apart, as the bustle of contemporary life gives way to the regenerative influence of sea, sun, and fresh air. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026 Mexican drug cartels are increasingly turning to tunnels built for drug smuggling to ferry migrants into the United States. — Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 In 2021, Taima, who flies the team out of the tunnel, went for the crowd instead of her handler, again landing on a fan's head. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 The mystic whine of Christine Ott and Mathieu Gabry’s score carries us into a hidden world of ancient Thai deities living inside the mountain’s caves and tunnels. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tunnel

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Cactus remains found in a Peruvian cave suggest use stretching back perhaps 8,000 years.

— Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
To emerge from that edit cave into the spotlight of public reaction must be disorienting.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of cave

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Floating through crystal-clear water before hiking silently through cathedral-like caverns was easily the highlight of my time in the Mexican Caribbean and a reminder that one of the region's greatest attractions lies well beyond the beach.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
At present, lithium-ion batteries excel at short-term electricity storage (hours), but hydrogen can be stored in large quantities in underground salt caverns for months, balancing seasonal swings in renewable energy production.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of cavern

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Felony assaults continue to be a problem in the city’s subway system — up 8%, to 441 versus 410 at the same point last year — even as overall transit crime is down 1%.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
On the 9/11 anniversary in 2009, investigators uncovered an al Qaeda plot to attack the New York City subway system with homemade bombs at two of its busiest stations.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

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