tunnel
v.
dig a tubular passage, create a tunnel
Tunneling
Tunneling
tunnel
Noun
1. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"
(hypernym) passageway
(hyponym) catacomb
(classification) car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar
2. a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter
(synonym) burrow
(hypernym) hole, hollow
(hyponym) warren, rabbit warren
(derivation) burrow
Verb
1. move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the forest"
(synonym) burrow
(hypernym) dig, delve, cut into, turn over
(derivation) burrow
2. force a way through
(hypernym) penetrate, perforate
Tunneling
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Tunnel
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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