secret tunnel

collocation in English

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secret
adjective
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/ˈsiː.krət/us
/ˈsiː.krət/
If something is secret, other people are not allowed to know ...
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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 ofsecretandtunnelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Legend says she was smuggled into his mansion through asecrettunnelthat led from her father's well into a wine cellar in the house.
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They soon discover asecrettunnelin the basement, which leads to a large shaft with an old staircase and elevator system.
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There is asecrettunnelbelieved to connect this fort with other forts.
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Asecrettunnel, built by the kings, was used as an escape route and is still visible.
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Lana encounters her there and joins her as she flees back through thesecrettunnel.
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The priests supposedly entered the convent through asecrettunnel.
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For this purpose, he constructs asecrettunnelto allow access between his mansion and the house directly behind it.
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This waterfall looks like an entrance to asecrettunneland a local legend to this effect has developed.
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Brahmananda, a monk and politician, helps them escape through asecrettunnelinto a temple.
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In 1985 a section of the floor of this bunker was dug up in a forlorn attempt to find thesecrettunnel.
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Nanbatian is merely wounded and escapes from asecrettunnelwith a few of his lackeys.
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She has asecrettunnelthat can lead out of the village from her wardrobe.
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The mass prison break took place through a 60m ft-longsecrettunnel, which was built in six months.
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Circling around a 35ft m bowl 9ft m until they fall though asecrettunnelat the bottom.
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She told him to take cotton and go by asecrettunnelto the serpent's palace.
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Asecrettunnelconnects the castle with the river to provide access to water even during a siege.
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The remaining estate became a public park, with rumours of asecrettunnel.
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It had asecrettunnelto the outside, which could be used to escape in time of crisis, or to infiltrate the building if it fell into enemy hands.
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One such is that the small island at its center was used by the king's helm for bathing and was connected to the palace bysecrettunnel.
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The story was embellished with the suggestion that asecrettunnelconnected the island to the inn, but no evidence of any tunnel has ever been found.
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