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tunnels

/ˈtʌnlz/

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noun

An underground or underwater passage.

Examples :

"The city built tunnels under the river to make it easier to travel to the other side. "

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A passage through or under some obstacle.

Examples :

"The rabbits dug tunnels under the garden fence to reach the vegetables. "

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A hole in the ground made by an animal, a burrow.

Examples :

"The rabbits dug tunnels under the fence to get into the garden. "

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A wrapper for a protocol that cannot otherwise be used because it is unsupported, blocked, or insecure.

Examples :

"The new messaging app uses tunnels to send messages over a blocked network at school. "

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A 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.

Examples :

"The mechanic used tunnels to pour the motor oil into the car engine without spilling. "

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The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue.

Examples :

"The old fireplace had several tunnels for the smoke to rise through the chimney. "

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A 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.

Examples :

"The miners dug tunnels through the rock to reach the valuable gold veins hidden deep inside the mountain. "

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