tunnel

noun
tun·nel
/ˈtʌn(ə)l/

An underground or underwater passage.

Other meanings

A passage through or under some obstacle.
A hole in the ground made by an animal, a burrow.

Kinds of tunnel

railroad tunnel

Related words

asstunnel
Chunnel
Eurotunnel
intertunnel
intratunnel
microtunnel
nanotunnel
subtunnel
tunnelable
tunnelball
tunnelful
tunnelist

Example sentences

“I'm starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Old French "tonne" (cask).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “tunnel” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.