tunnel

Definition

  • n. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
  • v. force a way through

Word forms

Past participle
tunnelled
Past tense
tunnelled
Present participle
tunnelling
Third person singular
tunnels

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The train passes through a long tunnel under the mountains.

  2. vi.

    They are tunneling to create a new subway line.

  3. vt.

    The workers tunneled through solid rock to connect the two caves.