tunnel

tun·nel  (tnl)

n.

1. An underground or underwater passage.

2. A passage through or under a barrier.

3. Obsolete The main flue on a chimney.

v. tun·neled or tun·nelled, tun·nel·ing or tun·nel·ling, tun·nels

v.tr.

1. To make a tunnel through or under.

2. To produce, shape, or dig in the form of a tunnel.

v.intr.

To make a tunnel.

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[Middle English tonel, tubular net, from Old French tonnelle, diminutive of tonne, tun, possibly of Celtic origin.]

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tunnel·er, tunnel·ler n.

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tunnel

Noun

1. an underground passageway, esp. one for trains or cars

2. any passage or channel through or under something: the carpal tunnel

Verb

[-nelling, -nelled] or US [-neling, -neled]

1. to make one's way through or under (something) by digging a tunnel: ten men succeeded in tunnelling out of the prisoner-of-war camp

2. to dig a tunnel (through or under something): the idea of tunnelling under the English Channel has been around for a long time [Old French tonel cask]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tunnel - a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection" auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" catacomb - an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome) passageway - a passage between rooms or between buildings railroad tunnel - a tunnel through which the railroad track runs shaft - a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel underpass, subway - an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
	2.	tunnel - a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter burrow hollow, hole - a depression hollowed out of solid matter rabbit warren, warren - a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
Verb	1.	tunnel - move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest" burrow cut into, delve, dig, turn over - turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
	2.	tunnel - force a way through                   penetrate, perforate - pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

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tunnel

noun 1. passage, underpass, passageway, subway, channel, hole, shaft

verb 2. dig, dig your way, burrow, mine, bore, drill, excavate

Translations

tunnel [ˈtʌnl] n → túnel m;

(in mine) → galería

vi → construir un túnel/una galería

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tunnel [ˈtʌnl] n → tunnel m;

(in mine) → galerie f

vi → creuser un tunnel (or une galerie)

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tunnel [ˈtʌnl] n → Tunnel m;

(in mine) → Stollen m

vi → einen Tunnel bauen

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tunnel [ˈtʌnl] n → galleria

vi → scavare una galleria

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tunnel

n tunnel [ˈtanl]

a (usually man-made) underground passage, especially one cut through a hill or under a river The road goes through a tunnel under the river. tonnel نَفَق тунел tunel tunnel der Tunnel σήραγγα túnel tunnel تونل tunneli tunnel מִנהָרָה सुरंग tunel, podzemni hodnik alagút terowongan jarðgöng tunnel トンネル 터널 tunelis tunelis; eja terowong tunnel tunnel tunel túnel tunel тоннель tunel tunel tunel tunnel อุโมงค์ tünel 隧道 тунель; підземний хід سرنگ đường hầm 隧道

v – past tense, past participle ˈtunnelled , (American ) ˈtunneled –

to make a tunnel They escaped from prison by tunnelling under the walls. tonnel, grawe يَحْفُر نَفَقاً تَحْت الجُدْران прокарвам тунел vykopat tunel grave sig igennem untertunneln ανοίγω σήραγγα excavar un túnel tunnelit tegema, käiku uuristama تونل حفر کردن kaivaa tunneli creuser un tunnel לַחפּוֹר מִנהָרָה सुरंग खोदना probijati tunel alagutat fúr membuat terowongan grafa jarðgöng (scavare un tunnel) トンネルを掘る 땅굴을 파다 ið(si)kasti tunelá izrakt tuneli/eju membuat terowong een tunnel graven grave tunnel, grave seg gjennom wykopać tunel fazer um túnel a săpa un tunel прокладывать тоннель vykopať tunel napraviti tunel iskopati tunel gräva en tunnel ขุดอุโมงค์ tünel kazmak/açmak 掘隧道 прокладати тунель سرنگ بنانا xây dựng đường hầm 掘隧道