Definition of 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.
  

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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.
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kiln, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is used.
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net, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow at the other.
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pit,
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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

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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

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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

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)

Rail transit way below surface with a cover over the tunnel. Cut and cover, bored tunnel, underwater tubes, etc., are included. (FTA1)

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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.
  

A nearly horizontal cave open at both ends, fairly straight and uniform in cross-section.

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