railway tunnel

collocation in English

meaningsofrailwayandtunnel

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railway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/us
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/
the metal tracks on which ...
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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 ofrailwayandtunnelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrailway tunnel

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Ironically this has happened in connection with the construction of arailwaytunnel, in other words, environmentally friendly transport.
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In fact, a single-trackrailwaytunnelis probably one of the safest forms of locomotion ever devised.
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One of the encouraging aspects of the whole project is that it is to be arailwaytunnel.
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This is arailwaytunnel, not a rolling motorway scheme.
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On the outskirts of the village there is arailwaytunnelwhich runs through the rock.
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Thisrailwaytunnelidea is still the brain-child or theidée fixeof the railway enthusiast.
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There is the argument of how more rail-oriented arailwaytunnelcan be made.
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Thisrailwaytunnelidea was conceived in the last century when the railway revolution was at its height.
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The point is that the tunnel is arailwaytunnel.
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It is easy to sabotage arailwaytunnel.
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I also know, unless the matter has been changed in the last week or two, that an importantrailwaytunnelis unguarded, except by the county police.
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This is arailwaytunnel.
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Often thought to be arailwaytunnel, it was actually constructed only as a drainage tunnel so that water can be removed from the farmlands.
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The openings in the slab were protected by large steel plates, and therailwaytunnelentrances were further protected by armoured steel doors.
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A 6,188m ft longrailwaytunnelwas opened through the pass in 1971.
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So, he stopped the building of therailwaytunnelfor a long time.
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Pirpanjalrailwaytunnelwas completed and testing was being conducted in 2012.
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The explosion caused massive damage to the market buildings, extending into therailwaytunnelbelow, and over 110 casualties.
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The new studios were built on to the side of the hill at the top of the city with therailwaytunnelrunning directly underneath.
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This international submarinerailwaytunnelwas the first international tunnel in the world.
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