Pronunciation

/tʌnəl/

Definitions

Noun

• A tunnel is a long, underground passageway, typically dug through earth or rock, designed for the movement of people, vehicles, or utilities.
• In architecture or engineering, it can also refer to a conduit or passage for pipes or cables.
• In figurative usage, it may denote a channel or conduit for something like ideas or information.

Verb

• To tunnel means to excavate a passage, usually underground, usually for transportation or communication purposes.
• It can also refer to the act of creating a path or passage through a medium, such as data tunnels in networking.

Phrases

• “Tunnel through the mountain” describes the process of digging a passage through solid rock.
• “Traffic tunnels” are infrastructures found in urban areas.
• “Data tunneling” is a method used to securely transmit data over the internet.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “The workers were excavating a new subway tunnel beneath the city.”
• Verb: “The鼹鼠 tunneled through the garden, creating a network of paths.”
• Figure of speech: “The internet provides a digital tunnel for people to share ideas.”

Synonyms

• Excavate
• Drill
• Dig
• Bore -凿通
• Crawl space (informal, referring to a small tunnel)
• Passageway
• Corridor (less specific to an underground context)