Showing Results for "tunnels"

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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UK government figures from 2024 say an average of 81,578 vehicles passed eastbound every day between the two junctions flanking the Brynglas Tunnels.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

According to Tarek Goueili, head of the National Authority for Tunnels, Egypt's revamped rail network will carry 15 million tonnes of cargo per year -- 3 percent of last year's Suez Canal transit volume.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Appeared in the November 6, 2025, print edition as 'Hundreds of Hamas Fighters Remain Trapped in Tunnels'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

You can find more of her writing on her Substack, Reality Tunnels.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2025

Tunnels and bunkers, pillboxes and artillery positions were dug even deeper.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac