Tunnel

/ˈtʌn(ə)l/

Synonyms for "tunnel" (152 found)

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Closest matches (31)

abri access adit aisle alley ambulatory antre apertureapproach trencharcade artery avenue bore bunker burrow cave cavern channel cloister colonnade

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communicationcommunication trenchconduit

Noun(6 words)

bore burrowburrow marksburrowing burrows conduit

Verb(2 words)

burrow burrowed

Strong matches (45)

connection corridor couch countermine countersink coupure course covecovered waycovert deepen defile delve den depress digdig outdike ditch dive

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double sapdredge drill drive duct dugout earth egress entrance entrenchment excavate excavation exit ferryfire trenchflying sapford formfortified tunnel

Noun(6 words)

cuniculus dig encapsulateencapsulation tunnelencrypted linkexcavate

Related words (76)

fosse foxhole furrow gallery gougegouge outgroove grot grotto grub hole ingress inlet interchange intersection junction lair lane lodge lour

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lower mew mine moat opening outlet overpass parallel pass passage passageway penetrate portico quarryrailroad tunnelrun sap scoopscoop outscrabble scrape scratch sewer shaft shovel sinkslit trenchspade subterrane subway traject trajet trench trough troughing troughway underpass warren way

Noun(17 words)

gallery pass passage penetrate rathole sapssecure channeltraverse tunneling tunnelling tunnelsunderground passageundergrounds underpassesvirtual channelwarrens wrap

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More general

16 entries

communication channelcut intodelve dig encapsulation excavate hole hollow movenetwork channelpassage passageway penetrate perforateturn overvirtual circuit

More specific

12 entries

bore crawl creep drillipsec tunnelmineshaftrail tunnelroad tunnelssh tunnelssl vpn tunnelsubway tunnelvpn tunnel

Collocations

11 entries

dig a tunnelencrypted tunnelrail tunnelroad tunnelsubway tunneltunnel boring machinetunnel entrancetunnel throughtunnel underunderground tunnelvpn tunnel

Inflections

3 entries

tunneled tunneling tunnels

Derivations

3 entries

tunnelable tunnelage tunneler

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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The train traversed a tunnel.

Source: tatoeba (20258)

The sightseeing bus ran through a long tunnel.

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On entering a dark tunnel, we could see nothing.

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If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.

Source: tatoeba (30848)

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