tunnel
[ tuhn-l ]
/ ˈtʌn l /
noun
verb (used with object), tun·neled, tun·nel·ing or (especially British) tun·nelled, tun·nel·ling.
verb (used without object), tun·neled, tun·nel·ing or (especially British) tun·nelled, tun·nel·ling.
to make a tunnel or tunnels: to tunnel through the Alps.
Origin of tunnel
OTHER WORDS FROM tunnel
Words nearby tunnel
tunisian,
tunja,
tunka,
tunker,
tunnage,
tunnel,
tunnel diode,
tunnel disease,
tunnel effect,
tunnel of love,
tunnel vision
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British Dictionary definitions for tunnel
tunnel
/ (ˈtʌnəl) /
noun
an underground passageway, esp one for trains or cars that passes under a mountain, river, or a congested urban area
any passage or channel through or under something
a dialect word for funnel
obsolete
the flue of a chimney
verb -nels, -nelling or -nelled or US -nels, -neling or -neled
(tr)
to make or force (a way) through or under (something)
to tunnel a hole in the wall; to tunnel the cliff
(intr; foll by through, under, etc)
to make or force a way (through or under something)
he tunnelled through the bracken
Derived forms of tunnel
tunneller or US tunneler, nounWord Origin for tunnel
C15: from Old French
tonel cask, from
tonne tun, from Medieval Latin
tonna barrel, of Celtic origin
Medical definitions for tunnel
tunnel
[ tŭn′əl ]
n.
A passage located through or under a barrier.
Idioms and Phrases with tunnel
tunnel
see light at the end of the tunnel.