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tun·nel
(tŭn′əl)n.
1. An underground or underwater passage.
2. A passage through or under a barrier such as a mountain.
3. A tube-shaped structure.
v. tun·neled, tun·nel·ing, tun·nels or tun·nelled or tun·nel·ling
v.tr.
1. To make a tunnel through or under: tunneling the granite.
2. To produce, shape, or dig in the form of a tunnel: tunnel a passageway out of prison.
v.intr.
To make a tunnel.
[Middle English tonel, barrel, tubular net, from Old French tonnel, diminutive of tonne, tun, possibly of Celtic origin.]
tun′nel·er, tun′nel·ler n.
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tunnel
(ˈtʌnəl)n
1. (Civil Engineering) an underground passageway, esp one for trains or cars that passes under a mountain, river, or a congested urban area
2. any passage or channel through or under something
3. a dialect word for funnel
4. (Building) obsolete the flue of a chimney
vb, -nels, -nelling or -nelled, -nels, -neling or -neled
5. (Civil Engineering) (tr) to make or force (a way) through or under (something): to tunnel a hole in the wall; to tunnel the cliff.
6. (intr; foll by through, under, etc) to make or force a way (through or under something): he tunnelled through the bracken.
[C15: from Old French tonel cask, from tonne tun, from Medieval Latin tonna barrel, of Celtic origin]
ˈtunneller, ˈtunneler n
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tun•nel
(ˈtʌn l)n., v. -neled, -nel•ing (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling. n.
1. an underground passage.
2. a passageway, as for trains or automobiles, through or under a mountain, river, or other obstruction.
3. an approximately horizontal gallery or corridor in a mine.
4. the burrow of an animal.
5. Dial. a funnel.
v.t. 6. to construct a passageway through or under.
7. to make or excavate (a tunnel or underground passage).
v.i. 8. to make a tunnel or tunnels.
[1400–50; late Middle English tonel (n.) < Middle French tonele, tonnelle funnel-shaped net, feminine of tonnel cask, diminutive of tonne tun; see -elle]
tun′nel•er, n.
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tunnel
Past participle: tunnelled
Gerund: tunnelling
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| 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 |
| 2. |  tunnel - a hole made by an animal, usually for shelterrabbit 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" |
| 2. |  tunnel - force a way through |
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tunnel
noun
verb
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Translations
نَفَقيَحْفُر نَفَقاً تَحْت الجُدْران
tunelvykopat tunel
tunnelgrave sig igennem
tunneli
tunel
alagútalagutat fúr
grafa jarîgöngjarîgöng
トンネル
터널
iškasti tunelįišsikasti tunelįtunelis
ejaizrakt tuneli/ejutunelis
tunelvykopať tunel
predor
tunnel
อุโมงค์
tüneltünel kazmak/açmak
đường hầm
tunnel
[ˈtʌnl]B. VT [+ one's way, a passage] → cavar
they tunnelled their way out → escaparon excavando un túnel
a mound tunnelled by rabbits → un montículo lleno de madrigueras de conejo
shelters tunnelled out in the hillsides → refugios mpl horadados en las colinas
they tunnelled their way out → escaparon excavando un túnel
a mound tunnelled by rabbits → un montículo lleno de madrigueras de conejo
shelters tunnelled out in the hillsides → refugios mpl horadados en las colinas
C. VI → construir un túnel; [animal] → excavar una madriguera
they tunnel into the hill → construyen un túnel bajo la colina
to tunnel down into the earth → perforar un túnel en la tierra
the rabbits tunnel under the fence → los conejos hacen madrigueras que pasan debajo de la valla
they tunnel into the hill → construyen un túnel bajo la colina
to tunnel down into the earth → perforar un túnel en la tierra
the rabbits tunnel under the fence → los conejos hacen madrigueras que pasan debajo de la valla
D. CPD tunnel vision N → visión f periférica restringida (fig) → estrechez f de miras
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tunnel
[ˈtʌnəl] vi (gen) → creuser un tunnel; (in mine) → creuser une galerietunnel vision n
(MEDICINE) → rétrécissement m du champ visuel
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
tunnel
n → Tunnel m; (under road, railway also) → Unterführung f; (Min) → Stollen m; at last we can see the light at the end of the tunnel (fig) → endlich sehen wir wieder Licht; that for me was always the light at the end of the tunnel (fig) → das war für mich immer ein Hoffnungsfunken
vi (→ in +acc) (→ durch) → einen Tunnel bauen; (rabbit) → einen Bau graben; (mole) → Gänge pl → graben; they tunnelled (Brit) or tunneled (US) under the walls of the jail → sie gruben (→ sich dat) → einen Tunnel unter den Mauern des Gefängnisses hindurch
vt they tunnelled (Brit) or tunneled (US) a road through the mountain → sie bauten einen Straßentunnel durch den Berg; the hillside had been tunnelled (Brit) or tunneled (US) by rabbits → die Kaninchen hatten ihre Baue in den Hang gegraben; to tunnel one’s way through something → sich durch etw hindurchgraben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
tunnel
[ˈtʌnl]1. n (gen) → galleria, tunnel m inv; (Min) → galleria
the Mont Blanc tunnel → il traforo del Monte Bianco
the Mont Blanc tunnel → il traforo del Monte Bianco
2. vt to tunnel one's way out → aprirsi un passaggio scavando
to tunnel a passage → scavare un passaggio
to tunnel a passage → scavare un passaggio
3. vi → scavare una galleria
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tunnel
(ˈtanl) noun 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.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈtunnelled , (American) ˈtunneled – to make a tunnel. They escaped from prison by tunnelling under the walls.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
tunnel
→ نَفَق tunel tunnel Tunnel σήραγγα túnel tunneli tunnel tunel tunnel トンネル 터널 tunnel tunnel tunel túnel туннель tunnel อุโมงค์ tünel đường hầm 隧道Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
tun·nel
n. túnel, canal o conducto estrecho;
carpal ___ → ___ del carpo;
flexor ___ → ___ flexor;
tarsal ___ → ___ tarsiano.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
tunnel
n túnel m; carpal — túnel carpiano; tarsal — túnel tarsianoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.