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tunnel

24 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) tunnel (noun)
  2. 2) tunnel (verb)
  3. tunnel diode (noun)
  4. tunnel effect (noun)
  5. tunnel kiln (noun)
  6. tunnel net (noun)
  7. tunnel of love
  8. tunnel right (noun)
  9. tunnel vault (noun)
  10. tunnel vision (noun)
  11. tunnel weaver (noun)
  12. blowdown tunnel (noun)
  13. carpal tunnel syndrome (noun)
  14. car-tunnel kiln (noun)
  15. gust tunnel (noun)
  16. open tunnel (noun)
  17. pioneer tunnel (noun)
  18. shaft tunnel (noun)
  19. smoke tunnel (noun)
  20. spin tunnel (noun)
  21. water tunnel (noun)
  22. wind tunnel (noun)
  23. Mont Blanc Tunnel (geographical name)
  24. Simplon Tunnel (geographical name)

1tun·nel

noun \ˈtə-nəl\

Definition of TUNNEL

1
: a hollow conduit or recess : tube, well
2
a : a covered passageway; specifically : a horizontal passageway through or under an obstruction b : a subterranean gallery (as in a mine) c : burrow
— tun·nel·like \-nəl-ˌ(l)īk\ adjective
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Examples of TUNNEL

  1. The train goes through a tunnel in the mountain.
  2. The moles dug tunnels in the yard.

Origin of TUNNEL

Middle English tonel cask, tun, from Anglo-French, from tone tun
First Known Use: 1508

Rhymes with TUNNEL

funnel, gunnel, gunwale, runnel

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