noun🔗ShareTunnel, UnterführungAn underground or underwater passage."The construction workers built a tunnel under the road to avoid disrupting traffic. "Die Bauarbeiter bauten einen Tunnel unter der Straße, um den Verkehr nicht zu behindern.architecturegeologyplacestructureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTunnel, RöhreA passage through or under some obstacle."The train traveled through a long tunnel under the mountain. "Der Zug fuhr durch einen langen Tunnel unter dem Berg.architectureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBau, HöhleA hole in the ground made by an animal, a burrow."The rabbit made a tunnel in the garden. "Das Kaninchen hat einen Bau im Garten angelegt.animalenvironmentnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEin Wrapper für ein Protokoll, das sonst nicht verwendet werden kann, weil es nicht unterstützt, blockiert oder unsicher ist.A wrapper for a protocol that cannot otherwise be used because it is unsupported, blocked, or insecure."The company used a tunnel to access the secure network, even though their regular internet connection was blocked. "Das Unternehmen nutzte einen Tunnel, um auf das sichere Netzwerk zuzugreifen, obwohl ihre reguläre Internetverbindung blockiert war.technologycomputinginternetcommunicationtechnicalsystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTrichterA vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel."The chef used a tunnel to pour the hot syrup into the dessert bowls. "Der Koch benutzte einen Trichter, um den heißen Sirup in die Dessertschalen zu gießen.utensilutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSchornstein, RauchfangThe opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue."The house's chimney had a narrow tunnel, making it hard to get the smoke out properly. "Der Schornstein des Hauses hatte einen schmalen Rauchfang, wodurch es schwierig war, den Rauch richtig abzuziehen.architecturepartessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTunnel, StollenA level passage driven across the measures, or at right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led along the vein when reached by the tunnel."The miners dug a tunnel to reach the ore deposit hidden beneath the mountain. "Die Bergleute gruben einen Tunnel, um die unter dem Berg verborgene Erzlagerstätte zu erreichen.geologytechnicalarchitectureindustryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDurchtunneln, untertunnelnTo make a tunnel through or under something; to burrow."The workers are tunneling through the hill to create a new road. "Die Arbeiter tunneln durch den Hügel, um eine neue Straße zu bauen.actiongeologyarchitecturebuildingenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEinen Tunnel graben, untertunnelnTo dig a tunnel."The construction workers are tunneling through the hill to build a new road. "Die Bauarbeiter untertunneln den Hügel, um eine neue Straße zu bauen.geologyarchitecturebuildingactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDurch einen Tunnel leitenTo transmit something through a tunnel (wrapper for insecure or unsupported protocol)."The old email system was unreliable; it tunneled the sensitive student data through an insecure protocol. "Das alte E-Mail-System war unzuverlässig; es leitete die sensiblen Schülerdaten durch ein unsicheres Protokoll durch einen Tunnel.technologycomputinginternetcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEinen Katheter einführenTo insert a catheter into a vein to allow long-term use."The doctor tunneled a catheter into the patient's vein for the long-term IV drip. "Der Arzt führte einen Katheter in die Vene des Patienten ein, um die langfristige intravenöse Infusion zu ermöglichen.medicinetechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDurchtunnelnTo undergo the quantum-mechanical phenomenon where a particle penetrates through a barrier that it classically cannot surmount."The electron tunneled through the insulating layer, allowing the circuit to complete. "Das Elektron durchtunnelte die Isolierschicht, wodurch der Stromkreis geschlossen wurde.physicsscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
