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Similar words: funnel · gunnel · stunned · stunner · fennel · gunner · kennel · punnet · runner · tanned
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tunnel

noun
1. ENG for people, vehicles2. ZOOL, HORT made by animals, insects etc3. SPOR for players4. GEOL underground passage5. HORT for growing plants
verb
6. ENG HORT, ZOOL make tunnel7. put (sth) through tunnel8. COMP send (data)9. PHYS of particles
noun
1 noun ENG for people, vehiclestollán masc1  c m uto dig a tunnel tollán a thochailtDublin Port Tunnel Tollán Chalafort Bhaile Átha Cliathrailway tunnel tollán iarnróidunderground tunnel tollán faoi thalamh 2 noun ZOOL, HORT made by animals, insects etctollán masc1  c m uthe fox dug a tunnel under the fence rinne an sionnach tollán faoin bhfál
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3 noun SPOR for playerstollán masc1  c m uthere was a schemozzle in the tunnel bhí ina raic sa tollán 4 noun GEOL underground passagetollán masc1  c m u 5 noun HORT for growing plantstollán masc1  c m u
verb
6 verb ENG also HORT, ZOOL make tunnel
INTRANSITIVEtollán a thochailttollánaigh verb  c m uthey tunnelled into the hill rinne siad tollán isteach faoin gcnoc
TRANSITIVEtochail verb  c m utollánaigh verb  c m uthey tunnelled an alcove into the wall thochail siad cuasán sa bhalla, rinne siad cuasán sa bhalla
 7 verb put (sth) through tunnel TRANSITIVEthey tunnelled a road under the river rinne siad bóthar trí thollán faoin abhainn 8 verb COMP send (data) TRANSITIVEseol verb  c m u 9 verb PHYS of particles INTRANSITIVEtollánaigh verb  c m u

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