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tunnel

[tuhn-l] / ˈtʌn l /


VERB
dig a passage through
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If you tunnel your way north, through the long-shuttered rows of dead underground storefronts, you can pop back up to ground level at Fletcher Bowron Square.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Mexican army divers have rescued a miner from a flooded underground tunnel two weeks after he was first trapped.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

One theory was that Ford suffered from tunnel vision.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Even without that rosy scenario, traders can already see some light at the end of the tunnel.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In the morning, Duane volunteered to clear the snow that blocked the girl’s tunnel entrance and all the snow that had accumulated beyond it too.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el