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tun´nel|like´
tun|nel «TUHN uhl», noun, verb, -neled, -nel|ing or -nelled, -nel|ling.
–n.
1. an underground passageway, as for automobiles, trains, or persons on foot: »

The railroad passes under the mountain through a tunnel.

2. any one of certain other subterranean passageways or borings, such as one for the passage of water or sewage.
3. a nearly horizontal passageway in a mine (often used loosely for any drift or level).
4. a passageway dug into the earth by an animal as a means of getting into or out of its burrow.
5. the burrow itself.
6. Obsolete, Dialect. a funnel.
7. Obsolete. the shaft or flue of a chimney.
–v.i.
to make a tunnel; excavate a passageway (through some body or substance): »

A mole tunneled in the ground around the terrace.

–v.t.
1. to make a tunnel through or under: »

to tunnel a hill or river.

2. to make (one's way or a way) by digging.
3. Obsolete. to form into or like a tube or pipe.
╂[< Old French tonnelle tunnel, net, tonel cask < tonne; see etym. under tun1 (Cf. ↑tun)]
–tun´nel|er,
–tun´nel|ler, noun.
–tun´nel|like´, adjective.

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  • tun´nel|ler — tun|nel «TUHN uhl», noun, verb, neled, nel|ing or nelled, nel|ling. –n. 1. an underground passageway, as for automobiles, trains, or persons on foot: »The railroad passes under the mountain through a tunnel. 2. any one of certain other… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tun´nel|er — tun|nel «TUHN uhl», noun, verb, neled, nel|ing or nelled, nel|ling. –n. 1. an underground passageway, as for automobiles, trains, or persons on foot: »The railroad passes under the mountain through a tunnel. 2. any one of certain other… …   Useful english dictionary

  • tun|nel — «TUHN uhl», noun, verb, neled, nel|ing or nelled, nel|ling. –n. 1. an underground passageway, as for automobiles, trains, or persons on foot: »The railroad passes under the mountain through a tunnel. 2. any one of certain other subterranean… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tunnel — Tun nel, n. [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape. See {Ton}.] 1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tunnel head — Tunnel Tun nel, n. [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape. See {Ton}.] 1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tunnel kiln — Tunnel Tun nel, n. [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape. See {Ton}.] 1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tunnel net — Tunnel Tun nel, n. [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape. See {Ton}.] 1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tunnel pit — Tunnel Tun nel, n. [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape. See {Ton}.] 1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tunnel shaft — Tunnel Tun nel, n. [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape. See {Ton}.] 1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Tunnel — Tun nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tunneled}or {Tunnelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tunneling} or {Tunnelling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. Derham. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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