narrow tunnel

collocation in English

meaningsofnarrowandtunnel

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narrow
adjective
uk
/ˈnær.əʊ/us
/ˈner.oʊ/
having a small distance from one side to the other, especially in comparison with ...
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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 ofnarrowandtunnelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This final transition is made all the more striking by the contrast between the dark,narrowtunneland the large, comparatively bright volume of the chapel that you finally enter.
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Anarrowtunnel, 30 miles in length, with cars, motorists and families all travelling together, will be an obvious security target.
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Thatnarrowtunnel, which is 14 ft.
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All that is being carried down through the smoke and the heat and with fear through anarrowtunnelblocked by doors.
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They pass through severalnarrowtunnelwhich make the access through a single line quite difficult.
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The entrance leads to anarrowtunnel, which drops off into a steep pit.
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This cave hasnarrowtunnellike opening which leads to a number of caves.
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There are two tunnel-vaulted chambers at ground level, separated by anarrowtunnel-vaulted passage.
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The smallnarrowtunnelis still visible on the top of this artificial cave.
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The growing polypeptide leaves the ribosome through anarrowtunnelin the large subunit.
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This cave has anarrowtunnel-like opening which leads to a number of caves.
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Beneath the fort lies anarrowtunnelthat at one time housed a one-metre gauge railway but which is now a road tunnel.
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Trapped in anarrowtunnel, he was eventually suffocated by carbon dioxide after prolonged efforts to free him.
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In 1895, the railroad replaced this bridge; the third and current incarnation was completed in 1950, along with new approach ramps that eliminated anarrowtunnel.
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Anarrowtunnelwas dug first.
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Due to thenarrowtunnelprofile, evacuations from the trains have to be done from the ends of the trains.
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Excavation began by cutting anarrowtunnelat roof level, which was expanded downwards and outwards; the half-built "vihara" cave 24 shows the method.
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Again the instructors are looking for any hesitant students during the high obstacles and underwater swim through anarrowtunnel.
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Due to the precarious access down anarrowtunnel, tours are no longer conducted in the main room though the second room is accessible.
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Due to thenarrowtunnelprofile, evacuation from the trains must be done from the ends of the trains.
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