tunnel

Examples

• All

• While exploring the forest, we discovered a small tunnel that led to a hidden burrow.

• The badger is known for its extensive tunnel systems that stretch for miles underground.

• In fact, they run down, down the tunnel, sometimes all the way to their nest.

• Some of these tunnels have been there for many, many years.

• I know you think you have to end this, but that flooded tunnel, it goes to the main terminal.

  Elemental (2023)

• There were holes in the wall and tunnels that led to the other side.

  Academic text (2011)

• The animals dig their tunnels in some of the natural mounds that pepper the landscape.

  Academic text (2003)

• An extensive network of tunnels and bunkers was discovered in Lebanon's southern border district in 2006.

  Academic text (2015)

• I'm starting a tunnel tomorrow from our garden under the streetcar tracks... and into Mrs. Middleton's terrace.

  Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

• The novel opens with the observation that Toronto "is a city that burrows, tunnels, and turns underground."

  Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

B

burrow

vstunnel

25 2.7

A hole or tunnel dug in the ground by an animal for shelter

is the term focused on passages used for movement as well as shelter

C

crawlway

vstunnel

1 7.9

A narrow passage just large enough for a person to crawl through

is more about animal-made shelters rather than human-sized tight passages

R

rabbit hole

vstunnel

1 3.4

A hole in the ground where wild rabbits live and hide

is often a passage dug by various animals for movement or shelter

R

rabbit burrow

vstunnel

2.3

A hole or tunnel in the ground where small wild animals live

is broader, applying to animal-made passages not only to nests

Antonyms

E

exposure

88 3.9

Making a secret or hidden thing known to people

S

surface

3.4

On the outside or top layer of something

Idioms

L

light at the end of the tunnel

• Informal

17 3.9

A sign that a hard time will soon end or get better

Compounds

C

carpal tunnel

• Specialized

11 3.5

A narrow passage on the palm side of the wrist that carries nerves and tendons

U

underground tunnel

7 3.2

A passage built under the ground for people or vehicles to pass through

T

tunnel vision

• Specialized

6 7.1

Loss of side vision so you can only see what is in front

W

wind tunnel

• Specialized

6 4.4

A large machine that moves air to test how it affects objects like cars or planes

C

carpal tunnel syndrome

• Specialized

5 3.5

A feeling of pain, numbness, or weakness in the hand caused by a nerve being squeezed in the wrist

C

Channel Tunnel

1 3.4

A train tunnel under the sea that connects England and France

B

bridge-and-tunnel crowd

• Offensive

1 9.3

People who travel into a city from outside to go out for fun

R

railroad tunnel

• US

1 3.5

A tunnel built for trains to pass through hills or under cities

How Big

warren

2 6.3

tunnel

80 1.4

burrow

25 2.7

hole

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology