tunnels

NOUN

covered passageway

Synonyms

STRONGEST

channel hole mine pit shaft subway underpass

STRONG

adit burrow crosscut drift passage tube

WEAK

crawl space crawlway hole in the wall

VERB

dig a passage through

Synonyms

STRONGEST

burrow

STRONG

excavate mine penetrate sap undermine

WEAK

scoop out

Antonyms

STRONG

strengthen

Example Sentences

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Analysts say SpaceX would need a ground network to provide links to locations satellites can’t service well, like inside of buildings or tunnels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

A feasibility study for Shetland Islands Council proposes replacing ageing ferries with tunnels from Shetland's mainland to Yell and from Yell to Unst, describing them as "economically transformative".

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

"Once Scotland builds its first tunnel, it will never stop," said Andy Sloan, executive vice president at engineering firm Cowi, which has been advising Shetland Islands council on tunnels.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

The council's transport chairperson, Moraig Lyall, said the report showed there were no technical barriers to building tunnels which would be "cheaper in the long run" than ferries.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Various tunnels with neon signs at their entrances veer off in different directions.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston