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tunnel

noun as in covered passageway

verb as in dig a passage through

Strongest match

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Another crowd moved west in an apparent bid to block the Holland Tunnel.

The only catch—he never mined a thing and the tunnel led to a scenic ledge.

When the project was completed, Schmidt moved from the tunnel into town.

Over the next 36 years, he would dig a 2,087-foot tunnel that led absolutely nowhere.

After the tunnel was complete, Schmidt went about building a rail line through it.

The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.

The south tunnel in New Street was blocked April 18, 1877, by a locomotive turning over.

To my friends ever since I have not failed to recommend the passage of the Butterley tunnel as a desirable pleasure excursion.

On the Great Western line the longest is the Box tunnel, 3,123 yards in length.

Instantly there rose before him the vision of a black torrent roaring through the tunnel.

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On this page you'll find 45 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to tunnel, such as: channel, hole, mine, pit, shaft, and subway.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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