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Word: Tunnel
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in the senses ‘tunnel-shaped net’ and ‘flue of a chimney’): from Old French tonel, diminutive of tonne ‘cask’. tunnel (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the mid 18th century
ˈtʌnl
an artificial underground passage, especially one built through a hill or under a building, road, or river
Short Definition:artificial underground passage
Examples:- a road tunnel through the Pyrenees
- the Mersey tunnel
- the tunnel mouth
a long, half-cylindrical enclosure used to protect plants, made of clear plastic stretched over hoops
Short Definition:long, half-cylindrical enclosure used to protect plants
Examples:- cover plants in rows with a cloche tunnel
Word: Tunnel
Speech Type: Verb
ˈtʌnl
dig or force a passage underground or through something
Short Definition:dig or force passage underground or through something
Examples:- he tunnelled under the fence
- the insect tunnels its way out of the plant
(of a particle) pass through a potential barrier.
Short Definition:(of particle) pass through potential barrier
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