tunnel
v. dig a tubular passage, create a tunnel n. hollow underground passage; protected conveyance conduit through a mountain or under a body of water | ||||
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Tunnel Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| BTS Transportation Expressions |
Tunnel
1) An enclosed passageway, as for trains, automobiles, and so on, through or under an obstruction, such as a city, mountain, river, or harbor. 2) An underground passage. (TRB1)
An underground or underwater passage. (DOI4)
1) An enclosed passageway, as for trains, automobiles, and so on, through or under an obstruction, such as a city, mountain, river, or harbor. 2) An underground passage. (TRB1)
An underground or underwater passage. (DOI4)
Subway - Tunnel/Tube
Rail transit way below surface with a cover over the tunnel. Cut and cover, bored tunnel, underwater tubes, etc., are included. (FTA1)
Tunnel Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Tunnel
(v. t.)
To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
(v. t.)
To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests.
(v. t.)
To catch in a tunnel net.
(n. .)
The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue; a funnel.
(n. .)
An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.
(n. .)
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.
(n. .)
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.
(v. t.)
To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
(v. t.)
To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests.
(v. t.)
To catch in a tunnel net.
(n. .)
The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue; a funnel.
(n. .)
An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.
(n. .)
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.
(n. .)
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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
tunnel
Noun
1. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"
(hypernym) passageway
(hyponym) catacomb
(classification) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
2. a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter
(synonym) burrow
(hypernym) hole, hollow
(hyponym) warren, rabbit warren
(derivation) burrow
Verb
1. move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest"
(synonym) burrow
(hypernym) dig, delve, cut into, turn over
(derivation) burrow
2. force a way through
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
Noun
1. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"
(hypernym) passageway
(hyponym) catacomb
(classification) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
2. a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter
(synonym) burrow
(hypernym) hole, hollow
(hyponym) warren, rabbit warren
(derivation) burrow
Verb
1. move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest"
(synonym) burrow
(hypernym) dig, delve, cut into, turn over
(derivation) burrow
2. force a way through
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
| hEnglish - advanced version |
tunnel
tunnel
\tun"nel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. tunneled (&?;) or tunnelled; p. pr. & vb. n. tunneling or tunnelling.]
1. to form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests.
2. to catch in a tunnel net.
3. to make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
tunnel
\tun"nel\ (?), n. [f. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, of. also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; -- so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape. see ton.] 1. 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.
2. the opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue; a funnel. and one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence the smoke forth threw.
3. an artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.
4. (mining) 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.
tunnel
head (metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where the materials are put in.
tunnel
kiln, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is used.
tunnel
net, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow at the other.
tunnel
pit,
tunnel
shaft, a pit or shaft sunk from the top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the like.
tunnel
n
1. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"
2. a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter [syn: burrow]
v 1: move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest" [syn: burrow]
2: force a way through
similar words(10)
railroad tunnel
tunnel net
tunnel vision
tunnel pit
tunnel stern
wind tunnel
tunnel shaft
tunnel kiln
tunnel head
tunnel disease
tunnel
\tun"nel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. tunneled (&?;) or tunnelled; p. pr. & vb. n. tunneling or tunnelling.]
1. to form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests.
2. to catch in a tunnel net.
3. to make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
tunnel
\tun"nel\ (?), n. [f. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, of. also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; -- so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape. see ton.] 1. 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.
2. the opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue; a funnel. and one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence the smoke forth threw.
3. an artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.
4. (mining) 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.
tunnel
head (metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where the materials are put in.
tunnel
kiln, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is used.
tunnel
net, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow at the other.
tunnel
pit,
tunnel
shaft, a pit or shaft sunk from the top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the like.
tunnel
n
1. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"
2. a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter [syn: burrow]
v 1: move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest" [syn: burrow]
2: force a way through
similar words(10)
railroad tunnel
tunnel net
tunnel vision
tunnel pit
tunnel stern
wind tunnel
tunnel shaft
tunnel kiln
tunnel head
tunnel disease
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
tunnel
tollán
tollán
| English Phonetics |
| Dream Dictionary |
Tunnel
To dream of going through a tunnel is bad for those in business and in love. To see a train coming towards you while in a tunnel, foretells ill health and change in occupation. To pass through a tunnel in a car, denotes unsatisfactory business, and much unpleasant and expensive travel. To see a tunnel caving in, portends failure and malignant enemies. To look into one, denotes that you will soon be compelled to face a desperate issue.
To dream of going through a tunnel is bad for those in business and in love. To see a train coming towards you while in a tunnel, foretells ill health and change in occupation. To pass through a tunnel in a car, denotes unsatisfactory business, and much unpleasant and expensive travel. To see a tunnel caving in, portends failure and malignant enemies. To look into one, denotes that you will soon be compelled to face a desperate issue.
Tunnel Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Australian Post Codes |
7254
Locality : TUNNEL
State: TAS
Locality : TUNNEL
State: TAS
| Australian GPS + Postcode Town Index |
TUNNEL QLD
QLD -23.69842 150.00941
QLD -23.69842 150.00941
TUNNEL TAS
TAS -41.2 147.19 7254
Tunnel Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Tunnel (n.)
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| English - Klingon |
tunnel
n. 'och
n. 'och
Tunnel Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| CAVE AND KARST TERMINOLOGY |
TUNNEL
A nearly horizontal cave open at both ends, fairly straight and uniform in cross-section.
A nearly horizontal cave open at both ends, fairly straight and uniform in cross-section.
Tunnel Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| TCP/IP Ports Assignments |
604/tcp
{tunnel}
TUNNEL (RFC-ietf-idwg-beep-tunnel-05.txt).
{tunnel}
TUNNEL (RFC-ietf-idwg-beep-tunnel-05.txt).
604/udp
{tunnel}
TUNNEL (RFC-ietf-idwg-beep-tunnel-05.txt).
| TCP/IP Ports Assignments (Intrusive) |
604/tcp
{tunnel}
TUNNEL (RFC-ietf-idwg-beep-tunnel-05.txt).
{tunnel}
TUNNEL (RFC-ietf-idwg-beep-tunnel-05.txt).
604/udp
{tunnel}
TUNNEL (RFC-ietf-idwg-beep-tunnel-05.txt).
Tunnel Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passage. The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon. However, in general tunnels are at least twice as long as they are wide. In addition, they should be completely enclosed on all sides, save for the openings at each end.
A tunnel may be for pedestrians or cyclists, for general road traffic, for motor vehicles only, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some are aqueducts, constructed purely for carrying water — for consumption, for hydroelectric purposes or as sewers — while others carry other services such as telecommunications cables. There are even tunnels designed as wildlife crossings for European badgers and other endangered species. Some secret tunnels have also been made as a method of entrance or escape from an area, such as the Cu Chi Tunnels or the tunnels connecting the Gaza Strip to Egypt.
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