subterranean tunnel

collocation in English

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subterranean
adjective
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/ˌsʌb.tərˈeɪ.ni.ən/us
/ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
under ...
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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 ofsubterraneanandtunnelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The platform is halfway up a mountainside cliff, which is accessible via a stairway in asubterraneantunnelfrom the station building.
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There was asubterraneantunnel, which has now been filed in, which gave the camp safe access to a nearby spring for water.
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It seems that asubterraneantunnellinked the church to the exterior.
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They live in asubterraneantunneland emerge at night to feed.
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Riders complete a vertical loop, then enter asubterraneantunnelfull of mist.
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After traveling through subterranean tunnels the three men reach their destination, which lies inside a decayed industrial building.
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Giant spiders make up most of a sapphire dragon's diet, and great hunts are conducted through the subterranean tunnels to find these delicacies.
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The prisoners were used to construct roads, railways and subterranean tunnels.
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The player can fly through space, enter a planet's atmosphere, explore the surface, and penetrate subterranean tunnels in one seamless movement.
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The eggs hatch and the larvae develop in the subterranean tunnels during the winter and early spring.
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The beetle uses them to create and maintain the subterranean tunnels in which they spend most of their lives.
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