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- DictionaryTun·nel/ˈtən(ə)l/
noun
- 1. an artificial underground passage, especially one built through a hill or under a building, road, or river.
verb
- 1. dig or force a passage underground or through something: "he tunneled under the fence"
- 2. (of a particle) pass through a potential barrier.
Learn the noun and verb meanings of tunnel, a word for a covered passageway or a hollow conduit. See examples, synonyms, etymology, and related phrases of tunnel.
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to construct a passageway through or under: to tunnel a mountain. to make or excavate (a tunnel or underground passage): to tunnel a passage under a river. to move or proceed by or as if by boring a tunnel: The river tunneled its way through the mountain. to pierce or hollow out, as with tunnels.
A tunnel is a long passage under or through the ground, especially one made by people. Learn how to use the word tunnel as a noun and a verb, see examples of tunnel in sentences and explore related words and phrases.
A tunnel is an underground or undersea passageway. It is dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, or laid under water, and is perfectly enclosed except for the two portals common at each end.
A tunnel is an underground or underwater passage, or a passage through or under a barrier. Learn more about the word's origin, usage, and synonyms from various dictionaries and sources.
A tunnel is a passage that runs underground or through something, like a train tunnel that cuts through a mountain. Some theme parks have networks of underground tunnels so that employees can move around out of sight of visitors.
Learn the meaning of tunnel as a noun, with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes. Find out how to use tunnel in idioms, such as light at the end of the tunnel, and see examples of tunnel in different contexts.
