tunnel

/tˈʌnə‌l/

/ˈtənəɫ/

[noun] [verb]

Tunnel

[NOUN]

a passage dug through a mountain or underground through which cars, trains, etc. can go

a burrow or underground den used as a home by certain animals, such as rabbits or foxes

synonyms : burrow

to tunnel

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

force a way through

move through by or as by digging

synonyms : burrow

Examples

1. They drove a tunnel through the solid rock.

2. She has tunnel vision in all matters of opinion and morality.

3. An engineer suggested driving a tunnel through the Judean hills.

4. The reporter asked the politician a ridiculous question about building a tunnel to the moon, and the politician responded with some nonsense about pink elephants.

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