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tunnel

UK
/ˈtʌn.əl/
US
/ˈtʌn.əl/

Translations

tunnelnoun
tunnels
pl
UK
/ˈtʌn.əl/
US
/ˈtʌn.əl/
The train passed through a long tunnel under the mountain.
Le train est passé par un long tunnel sous la montagne.
Additional translations
canalEn anatomie.
terrierAu sens de galerie creusée par un animal.
Synonyms
conduit
channel
drain
bore
subway
gallery
tube
passage
tunnelverb
tunneled
Past Simple
tunneled
Past Participle
tunneling
Gerund
UK
/ˈtʌn.əl/
US
/ˈtʌn.əl/
tunnelerVerbe peu courant, surtout technique.
The workers tunneled through the mountain to create a new railway route.
Les ouvriers ont tunnellé à travers la montagne pour créer une nouvelle ligne de chemin de fer.
Synonyms
dig
burrow
drill
excavate
bore
tunneladjective
Used attributively to describe things related to or designed for tunnels
souterrainAu sens de « relatif à un tunnel ».
The tunnel entrance was closed for repairs.
L’entrée souterraine a été fermée pour réparation.
Synonyms
tunnel-like
tunneled
tunnelled
tubular
tube-shaped
cylindrical
arched
channelled
bore-like
subterranean

Definitions

tunnelnoun
An underground passageway, especially one for trains or cars.
The train passed through a long tunnel under the mountain.
A passage dug by an animal, typically a burrow.
The rabbit disappeared into a tunnel it had dug in the garden.
A structure resembling a tunnel, such as a covered passageway.
The players walked through the tunnel onto the field.
A narrow channel or passage in the body through which nerves, blood vessels, or other structures pass.
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs when the median nerve is compressed within the wrist tunnel.
In computing, an encrypted or otherwise encapsulated connection that allows data to pass securely across a network.
The VPN establishes a secure tunnel between your device and the corporate server.
tunnelverb
To dig or create an underground passage.
The workers tunneled through the mountain to create a new railway route.
To move or burrow through something as if by creating a tunnel.
The mole tunneled through the garden, leaving mounds of dirt behind.
To transmit data through an encapsulated or encrypted connection over a network.
The administrator tunneled the traffic through SSH to bypass the firewall.
tunneladjective
Relating to, situated in, or designed for a tunnel.
The tunnel boring machine is one of the largest ever built.
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