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tunnel

/ˈtʌn.əl/

Translations

tunnelnoun

tunnels

/ˈtʌn.əl/

туннель

The train passed through a long tunnel.

Поезд прошел через длинный туннель.

Additional translations

галерея

подземный ход

Synonyms

tunnelverb

tunneled

Past Simple

tunneled

Past Participle

tunneling

Gerund

/ˈtʌn.əl/

прокладывать туннель

The workers will tunnel through the mountain to create a new railway line.

Рабочие будут прокладывать туннель через гору, чтобы создать новую железнодорожную линию.

Synonyms

tunneladjective

Used attributively to describe things related to or designed for tunnels

Synonyms

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.