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tunnel

 
 
/ˈtʌnəl/ noun [C]

Definition

a long passage under the ground or through a mountain: The train went into the tunnel. → See also light at the end of the tunnel
(Definition of tunnel noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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