tunnel
An underground or underwater passageAn underground or underwater passage.
» Where is the longest tunnel in Japan?
Где находится самый длинный туннель в Японии? — marafon
Где находится самый длинный тоннель в Японии? — marafon
Де найдовший тонель в Японії? — anastasishko
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8 sensesAn underground or underwater passage.
Tunnel, Stollen
тонне́льtonnɛ́lʹ, тунне́льtunnɛ́lʹ
туне́льtunélʹ
A passage through or under some obstacle.
a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
A hole in the ground made by an animal, a burrow.
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
A wrapper for a protocol that cannot otherwise be used because it is unsupported, blocked, or insecure.
A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue.
A level passage driven across the measures, or at right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
(figuratively)Anything that resembles a tunnel.
Examples
266 sentencesWhere is the longest tunnel in Japan?
Де найдовший тонель в Японії? — anastasishko
ruГде находится самый длинный туннель в Японии? — marafon
There's somebody in the tunnel.
У тунелі хтось є. — deniko
ruВ туннеле кто-то есть. — marafon
They dug through the mountain and built a tunnel.
Вони пробилися крізь гору і побудували тунель. — MaxUA
ruОни пробились сквозь гору и построили туннель. — Balamax
I will try to avoid tunnels as much as possible.
Я спробую уникати тунелів, як тільки це можливо. — deniko
ruЯ буду стараться избегать тоннелей, как только можно. — poji
Tom disappeared into the tunnel.
Том зник у тунелі. — deniko
ruТом исчез в туннеле. — odexed
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Origin
From Middle English tonnel, from Old French tonel(e), diminutive of tone (“cask”), a wordFrom Middle English tonnel, from Old French tonel(e), diminutive of tone (“cask”), a word of uncertain origin and affiliation. Related to Old English tunne (“tun; cask; barrel”). More at tun.
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Forms
plural: tunnelsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter:burrow