tunnel

US /ˈtʌn.əl/
UK /ˈtʌn.əl/
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1.

túnel

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

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The train passed through a long tunnel.
O trem passou por um longo túnel.
They are building a new road tunnel under the river.
Eles estão construindo um novo túnel rodoviário sob o rio.
1.

cavar um túnel, perfurar

to make a tunnel through or under something

:
The prisoners tried to tunnel their way out of the camp.
Os prisioneiros tentaram cavar um túnel para sair do campo.
Moles tunnel underground, creating complex networks.
As toupeiras cavam túneis subterrâneos, criando redes complexas.