as in cave
a passage that goes under the ground, through a hill, etc.
The train goes through a tunnel in the mountain. The moles dug tunnels in the yard.
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Recent Examples of tunnel
Musk later explained that the tunnel was a prototype and that the surface would eventually be smoothed to resemble cruising on glass.
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Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Rewind to 2010, when then Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, killed the $8.7 billion ARC Tunnel project that would have built an additional rail tunnel under the Hudson River and enabled NJ Transit to double the number of trains entering Manhattan per hour at peak travel times to 50.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC news, 17 May 2025
Drive it for the dramatic tunnel, as well as access to less-trodden hikes like the one-mile Canyon Overlook Trail.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
Infrastructure: Transportation agencies document roads, bridges and tunnels to plan maintenance, identify structural issues and design improvements without disrupting traffic.
—Ronald Bisio, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Rewind to 2010, when then Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, killed the $8.7 billion ARC Tunnel project that would have built an additional rail tunnel under the Hudson River and enabled NJ Transit to double the number of trains entering Manhattan per hour at peak travel times to 50.
—Emilie Ikeda, NBC news, 17 May 2025
Drive it for the dramatic tunnel, as well as access to less-trodden hikes like the one-mile Canyon Overlook Trail.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
Infrastructure: Transportation agencies document roads, bridges and tunnels to plan maintenance, identify structural issues and design improvements without disrupting traffic.
—Ronald Bisio, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunnel
Noun
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Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS VACATION NIGHTMARE – 12 family members diagnosed with fungal disease after exploring cave.—
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FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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There’s a stark divide between casual cave tourism and serious cave exploration.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Inside the cavern were five vessels containing about 1,800 gemstones and precious metals, dating to around 240 BCE, and small pieces of bone and ash.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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To ensure the correct air (and water) pressure, the cavern will be dug at a depth of around 900 meters.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In car ride requests with the windows down, in a split pair of wired headphones on the subway home.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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In a new subway project in Brisbane, Australia, all contractors followed unified modeling standards to build an interactive virtual environment.—
Kathleen Kewley,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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“Tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunnel. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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