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
The heir is also amenable to the idea of allowing his neighbors to use the tunnel to access their homes.
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
The eastbound side from the tunnel to Silverthorne also closed Friday morning but reopened shortly before 7:20 a.m.
Both directions of U.S. 6 east of Silverthorne remained closed as of 8:25 a.m.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2025
And several blocks of tunnel below Chinatown, dug half a century ago for the Second Avenue subway, remain a vacant, unseen taunt.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
McNair watched much of Wednesday’s game from the tunnel that leads to the locker room from the Sacramento bench.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 18 Apr. 2025
The eastbound side from the tunnel to Silverthorne also closed Friday morning but reopened shortly before 7:20 a.m.
Both directions of U.S. 6 east of Silverthorne remained closed as of 8:25 a.m.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2025
And several blocks of tunnel below Chinatown, dug half a century ago for the Second Avenue subway, remain a vacant, unseen taunt.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
McNair watched much of Wednesday’s game from the tunnel that leads to the locker room from the Sacramento bench.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tunnel
Noun
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Thorin was the name given to a Neanderthal specimen found amongst a small group of Neanderthals that lived between 42,000 years and 52,000 years ago in the Grotte Mandrin, a cave located in southern France.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
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These artifacts, found in a cave considered part of the underworld, may be connected to ideas of creation and fertility.—
Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Guided tours lead visitors along pathways, share the history of the caverns, and highlight its wildlife and unique formations, like the 250-foot-deep bottomless pool.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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Hansen offered cave tours to visitors, helped lead exploration in the more than 220-mile network of caverns and helped with biology, cartography and wildlife projects.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The attack comes as the NYPD announced that crime in the subway system dropped by 18% in the first three months of the year, helped by a massive influx of police officers to patrol trains and subway platforms.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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Several European nations have been offering sobering guidance in recent months – envisioning garages and subway stations transformed into bunkers and promoting psychological resilience.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Tunnel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tunnel. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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