rail tunnel

collocation in English

meaningsofrailandtunnel

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rail
noun
uk
/reɪl/us
/reɪl/
the system of transport that ...
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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 ofrailandtunnelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They are problems which would be almost entirely absent in the case of arailtunnel.
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Such considerations, of course, are different for arailtunnel.
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If it did the tunnel could be used primarily as arailtunnel.
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The idea of arailtunnelalone is the wrong answer.
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It is a better project than it might have been because it is arailtunnel.
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The group will be examining arailtunnel.
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If that is so, is there not a powerful argument for arailtunnel?
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We can have that and a viablerailtunnel.
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I am in favour of having a tunnel for rail, but specifically arailtunnel.
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There may be a case for a fixed link, which may be arailtunnel.
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We would be willing to consider an immersedrailtunnelif it should prove to be cheaper than that; but our estimates have been made on an underground bored tunnel.
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Advocates of a rail-only tunnel seem to forget that once the tunnel is built it could perfectly reasonably be used primarily as arailtunnel.
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But way of contrast, a simplerailtunnelwould relieve motor traffic because passengers and freight would go all the way by train.
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Regarding accidents, it is confidently felt that there is far less risk of accident with arailtunnel than with a bridge which would be liable to navigational accidents.
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It is right to ask how much more oriented to rail we can get than to have arailtunnel.
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With a simplerailtunnelif there was a rail strike the ferries would still be available.
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It is our feeling that the best way to get arailtunnelis for us to build the bridge.
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Good luck to therailtunnelif it has to base its headquarters in that particular building.
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I do not think there are any grounds for believing that arailtunnelexclusively—which the railways themselves do not want—would be advantageous to the country's interests.
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Most of the evidence leads to my belief that a doublerailtunnelis what is wanted and should be provided, and provided soon.
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