tunnel

US /ˈtʌn.əl/
UK /ˈtʌn.əl/
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1.

an artificial underground passage, especially one built through a hill or under a building, road, or river

:
The train passed through a long tunnel.
They are building a new road tunnel under the river.
1.

to make a tunnel through or under something

:
The prisoners tried to tunnel their way out of the camp.
Moles tunnel underground, creating complex networks.