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tunnel

[tuhn-l] / ˈtʌn l /


VERB
dig a passage through
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Once your traffic reaches the VPN server, it has reached the end of the tunnel and needs to be decrypted before your requests can be forwarded to the site or service you’re attempting to access.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

The last time an operational tunnel was discovered in the area was in 2022.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

As club anthem 'Cant del Barca' rang out, the Newcastle United forward was sat on the steps in the Nou Camp tunnel, taking it all in.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The LHC is a giant particle accelerator built in a 27km-long circular tunnel under the French-Swiss border.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Paris led them down a mossy embankment into an abandoned train tunnel where he found a narrow passageway leading to something he called a “wormhole.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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