Kilo Lingo

/ˈtʌnl/

Line drawing of tunnel
Coloured illustration of tunnel
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Translation

A long hole under the ground or through a hill for cars, trains, or people.

Word origin

From Old French tonnelle, a barrel or a long net shaped like a barrel.

Origin
Old French
Root
tonnelle

Grammar

Gender
Pluraltunnels

Examples

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A "tunnel" is cut through rock or under the ground.

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Here "tunnel" is the space you travel through.

digging .

"Tunnels" is the plural, meaning more than one.

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This word is part of lesson 39.