main tunnel

collocation in English

meaningsofmainandtunnel

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main
adjective[before noun]
uk
/meɪn/us
/meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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tunnel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʌn.əl/us
/ˈtʌn.əl/
a long passage under or through the ground, especially one made ...
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(Definition ofmainandtunnelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmain tunnel

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There is onemaintunneland several subsidiary tunnels.
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I am advised that on present-day values the land, pilot tunnel and preparatory works on themaintunnelare probably worth about £1½ million.
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At present prices it would cost about a further £10 million to complete themaintunneland road approaches.
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The time required, and this remains the same now, was estimated to be five years for the pilot tunnel and three years for themaintunnel.
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The driving of themaintunnelwould not begin until towards the end of the third year.
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It allows for the addition of a secondmaintunnel, if and when necessary, to meet the needs of the future.
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The firstmaintunnelshield was set up in position and the driving of themaintunnel—diameter 29 ft.
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The number of men employed would be about 250 for the pilot tunnel and 1,500 for themaintunnel.
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There is also a separate evacuation corridor which runs adjacent to themaintunnel.
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It also crashed two locomotives loaded with explosives in themaintunnel.
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There are also several cathedral-like alcoves that branch from themaintunnel.
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A diversion from themaintunneland a third platform have been added.
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Chambers were also cut parallel to themaintunnel.
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Each refuge is long and wide, accessible from themaintunnelwalls.
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Females may share a burrow, digging their own nest cells off themaintunnel.
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Since 2002, themaintunnelof the mine has been converted into a tourist attraction.
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Their burrows usually have a supplementary tunnel leading upwards from themaintunnel.
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The quoted length of 2030m includes both themaintunneland the short exit tunnel.
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Themaintunnelwill be approximately 25 km long and have an internal diameter of 7.2 m.
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