Collocations withtunnel
These are words often used in combination withtunnel.
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access tunnel
There was no access tunnel; the sphere had to be loaded and unloaded while on deck.
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dark tunnel
We are going through a long dark tunnel and no one can see the light.
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drainage tunnel
Often thought to be a railway tunnel, it was actually constructed only as a drainage tunnel so that water can be removed from the farmlands.
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escape tunnel
He tells of inhumane living conditions and the construction of an escape tunnel.
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long tunnel
But in order to get to us, he had to crawl through this long tunnel.
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main tunnel
The main tunnel will be approximately 25 km long and have an internal diameter of 7.2 m.
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mine tunnel
To simplify transport issues, the decision was made to build the mine tunnel, which opened in 1921.
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narrow tunnel
This final transition is made all the more striking by the contrast between the dark, narrow tunnel and the large, comparatively bright volume of the chapel that you finally enter.
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pedestrian tunnel
The pedestrian tunnel and the cycle tunnel were started and completed, and were opened in 1951.
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rail tunnel
They are problems which would be almost entirely absent in the case of a rail tunnel.
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railway tunnel
Ironically this has happened in connection with the construction of a railway tunnel, in other words, environmentally friendly transport.
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secret tunnel
Legend says she was smuggled into his mansion through a secret tunnel that led from her father's well into a wine cellar in the house.
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subterranean tunnel
The platform is halfway up a mountainside cliff, which is accessible via a stairway in a subterranean tunnel from the station building.
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subway tunnel
This experiment is intended to simulate an indoor environment such as a mine, factory building or subway tunnel.
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tube tunnel
It involves the construction of a submerged tube tunnel.
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tunnel toll
I have no problem with tunnel toll increases that are justified and rationalised.
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twin tunnel
Does she not further agree that it is important to expedite construction of a twin tunnel before the team responsible for the first tunnel is dispersed?
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underground tunnel
There was an argument about linking the police station with the new court house via an underground tunnel.
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underwater tunnel
These one-storeyed building can only be entered via the underwater tunnel.
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vertical tunnel
An example of a temporary skill is the laser blaster, which allows a lemming to make a vertical tunnel slowly blasting upwards.
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