tunnel

CEFRB1

/ˈtʌn(ə)l/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A passage built through or under the ground.

  2. 02

    verb

    To dig or move through a tunnel.

Examples

  • The sightseeing bus ran through a long tunnel.

  • The tunnel is a remarkable feat of engineering.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A hole in the ground made by an animal, a burrow.

  2. A passage through or under some obstacle.

  3. An underground or underwater passage.

More examples

In context

  • The train traversed a tunnel.

  • In 1865 an outfit called the East London Railway Company bought the Brunel tunnel for £800,000, and in 1869 they opened a railway through it.

  • But very soon he grew to like it, for the Boy used to talk to him, and made nice tunnels for him under the bedclothes that he said were like the burrows the real rabbits lived in.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French tonnelle (“net”) or tonel (“cask”), diminutive of Old French tonne (“cask”), a word of uncertain origin and affiliation. Related to Old English tunne (“tun; cask; barrel”). More at tun.