access tunnel

collocation in English

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access
noun[U]
uk
/ˈæk.ses/us
/ˈæk.ses/
the method or possibility of getting near to a place ...
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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 ofaccessandtunnelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was noaccesstunnel; the sphere had to be loaded and unloaded while on deck.
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Work on theaccesstunnelwas begun in 1968.
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This tender had a corridor connection and anaccesstunnelthrough the water tank.
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Theaccesstunnelto the pit area is extremely narrow and low which barely wide enough for trucks to enter.
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This was an island with surrounding moat, a high exterior wall, andaccesstunnelfor the animals from their indoor enclosures.
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Several inconsistencies exist between the internal set and the external set, the cockpitaccesstunnelangle being the most noticeable.
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They all narrowly avoid the military's invasion of the prototype labs, teleporting to the safety of an unnoticedaccesstunnel.
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Anaccesstunnelhas been cut to allow visitors to visit.
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At the same time, anaccesstunnelwas built under turn 4.
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The repairs will involve construction of a bypass tunnel and a downstreamaccesstunnel.
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The main engines were serviceable in flight using anaccesstunnelinside the wing.
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Anaccesstunnelintersects the generating hall at a right angle, with two draft tubes excavated below.
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Those associated with underground operations blocks featured a projecting rear annex that housed a stairwell leading down to anaccesstunnel.
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The station has five platforms, and is constrained by the 9.3 m width of the 426 m long double-trackaccesstunnel.
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The works included the raising of platforms, construction of three lifts, the installation of a passenger information system for mobility-impaired passengers and the renewal of theaccesstunnel.
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Two miners managed to walk from the mine later the same day, having been in theaccesstunnel, or just off it, some distance from the source of the explosion.
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Penn's statue is hollow, and a narrowaccesstunnelthrough it leads to a small (22-inch-diameter) hatch atop the hat.
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Once inside the stadium, most fans entering the terraces headed for the central pens 3 and 4, as directed by a large sign above theaccesstunnel.
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Each section consisted of two inner train tunnels of circular cross section, a centralaccesstunnel of rectangular cross section, and an outer oval shell encompassing the three inner tubes.
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It is only the entrance and access tunnels which will interfere with the trees.
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