Chunnel
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- noun
- /ˈtʃʌnəl/
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Eurotúnel
- Every day, thousands of vehicles travel through the Chunnel connecting England and France.
- Chunnel, the tunnel
- Channel Tunnel, or Chunnel
Examples
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Add them to the 90 Vatican Swiss Guards in their doublets and tights carrying medieval pikes, and you have a hilarious scenario of soldiers lined up in Northern France to get on the Chunnel Train.
Blog text (3) -
As the Chunnel opened in 1994 to connect England with the continent, Britain cast its future even more with Europe and less with its Commonwealth offspring.
Academic text (1998) -
So, you know, I, I was once on a bus on the Chunnel going from Paris to London, OK.
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Something happened in Europe; how many things like this have happened compared to how long the Chunnel has been in operation?
Blog text (14) -
How long until we reach the Chunnel?
Fiction book (1996) -
Both ends of the Chunnel are sealed off.
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They used it to blast out the Chunnel.
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The Chunnel has made it much easier for tourists to visit both countries.
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Many people prefer taking the train through the Chunnel instead of flying.
Synonyms
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A train tunnel under the sea that connects England and France
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Chunnel is a simple mix of Channel and tunnel, so you can remember it as a 'tunnel under the Channel'. Today it refers to the railway tunnel that carries trains beneath the English Channel between France and England.