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tunneling

UK
/ˈtʌn.əl.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʌn.əl.ɪŋ/

Translations

tunnelingnoun
tunnelings
pl
The tunneling of the new subway line will take several years to complete.
Туннелирование новой линии метро займет несколько лет.
Additional translations
прокладка тоннеля
проходка тоннеля
бурение тоннеля
Synonyms
excavation
burrowing
shaft
borehole
digging
tunnelinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈtʌn.əl.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʌn.əl.ɪŋ/
Synonyms
cutting
piercing
perforating
undermining
sinking
burrowing
boring
excavating
mining
drilling
tunnelverb

tunneling

Gerund

tunneled
Past Simple
tunneled
Past Participle
tunneling
Gerund
UK
/ˈtʌn.əl/
US
/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
dig
bore
drill
excavate
burrow

Definitions

tunnelingnoun
The act or process of creating a tunnel, typically for transportation or mining purposes.
The tunneling of the new subway line is expected to be completed by next year.
A quantum mechanical phenomenon where a particle passes through a potential barrier that it classically could not surmount.
Quantum tunneling is a crucial concept in the operation of tunnel diodes and other semiconductor devices.
tunnelinggerund / present participle
Relating to or used for making or involving tunnels, either physically or in quantum mechanics.
The tunneling microscope measures the tunneling current between the tip and the surface.
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.
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