subterranean tunnel

subterranean tunnel
ちかどう 地下道

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  • subterranean — UK [ˌsʌbtəˈreɪnɪən] / US adjective under the ground a subterranean tunnel/cavern/river …   English dictionary

  • Subterranean London — The metropolis of London has been occupied for millennia, and has over that time acquired a large number of subterranean structures.These have served a number of purposes Water and waste Since its foundation, the Thames has been at the heart of… …   Wikipedia

  • Tunnel of Eupalinos — The Tunnel of Eupalinos or Eupalinian aqueduct (in Greek: gr. Efpalinion orygma , Ευπαλίνιον όρυγμα) is a tunnel of 1,036 m length in Samos, Greece, built in the sixth century BC to serve as an aqueduct. The tunnel is the second known tunnel in… …   Wikipedia

  • tunnel — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ narrow, wide ▪ dark ▪ winding ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • subterranean — [[t]sʌ̱btəre͟ɪniən[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A subterranean river or tunnel is under the ground. [FORMAL] London has 9 miles of such subterranean passages. Syn: underground …   English dictionary

  • tunnel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tonel cask, tun, from Anglo French, from tone tun Date: 1508 1. a hollow conduit or recess ; tube, well 2. a. a covered passageway; specifically a horizontal passageway through or under an obstruction b. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • subterranean — adj. Subterranean is used with these nouns: ↑chamber, ↑passage, ↑tunnel, ↑vault …   Collocations dictionary

  • tunnel — n 1. underground, underground passageway, subterranean passage, Mil. mine; underpass, Chiefly Brit. subway, C.B. Radio. hole in the wall. 2.(all of mines) gallery, corridor, Mining. drift, Mining. crosscut. 3.(both of animals) burrow, hole. v… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • tunnel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. passageway, burrow, crosscut, subway, tube. See opening, concavity, connection, crossing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hole, burrow, underground passage, subway, tube, crawl space, crawlway, shaft, mine,… …   English dictionary for students

  • tunnel — n. 1. Funnel. 2. Subterranean passage, underground thoroughfare …   New dictionary of synonyms

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