escape tunnel

collocation in English

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escape
noun
uk
/ɪˈskeɪp/us
/ɪˈskeɪp/
the act of successfully getting out of a place or a dangerous or ...
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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 ofescapeandtunnelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He tells of inhumane living conditions and the construction of anescapetunnel.
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At this time, an incompleteescapetunnelwas discovered.
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Several hours work dismantling and removing the boring machine from theescapetunnelwere required before the final phase of the rescue commenced.
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Anescapetunnelis said to run from the old castle to the area of the rockery on the castle lawns.
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In the service duct beneath the roadway, anescapetunnelhas been built.
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He then leads them to anescapetunnelhaving earned some respect for the group's methods, though not agreeing with them.
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In those tumultuous times, he had both rolling steel doors and a secretescapetunnel.
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A ley or anescapetunnelis also said to run from the castle to exit at the old waterfall near the rockery.
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The home they occupied was found to have anescapetunnelthat had been used to escape capture on several occasions.
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The captain explains the situation, then offers anescapetunnelto a lifepod.
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After theirescapetunnelis discovered, the prisoners resign themselves to a long stay.
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In the ground floor there is a little shutter covering an opening leading to anescapetunnelending in a grove some twenty yards above.
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But one day he might find theescapetunneldug long ago that leads beyond the prison walls to the unimaginable and expansive world of real freedom.
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They then slip down theescapetunnel.
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If the mouse's burrow is invaded or disturbed, the mouse will access theescapetunneland push through the layer of sand at the end to the surface.
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These tunnels have often been created as escape routes from prisons or prisoner-of-war camps, where they are known as escape tunnels.
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In the case of prisoners, escape tunnels are dug to be free of captivity.
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The digging of escape tunnels, in particular, was discouraged by several factors.
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The bunker was equipped with its own code room, plotting rooms, two escape tunnels and a radio transmitter room.
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In road and rail tunnels, narrower escape tunnels are provided to enable people to escape on foot in the event of a fire or other accident in the main tunnel.
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