Chunnel
/ˈt͡ʃʌnəl/
Chunnel proper noun: the Channel Tunnel.
Proper noun
the Chunnel
- The Channel Tunnel.
- Sir Brian Robertson, Chairman of the B.T.C., told a London audience in January that he would not be surprised if a Channel tunnel for rail traffic, equipped with special wagons to carry road vehicles, were recommended by the study group which has been re-assessing the feasibility of the "Chunnel".1960 March, “Talking of Trains: London-Paris in four hours”, in Trains Illustrated, page 134
- Rumors, carefully and cleverly circulated by Mascodagama’s friends, diverted speculations toward his being a mysterious visitor from beyond the Golden Curtain, particularly since at least half-a-dozen members of a large Good-will Circus Company that had come from Tartary just then […] had already...1969, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 30, in Ada, or, Ardor: A Family Chronicle, Harmondsworth, Middlesex [London]: Penguin Books, published 1970, →ISBN, part 1, page 144
Chunnel meaning in Tamil
Chunnel in Tamil
- துளை வாய்க்கால்
Origin of Chunnel
Blend of Channel (“the English Channel”) + tunnel; the term had been coined by 1960 (see quotation).
Words that rhyme with Chunnel
Questions about Chunnel
- What does Chunnel mean?
- Chunnel means the Channel Tunnel.
- What is Chunnel in Tamil?
- Chunnel in Tamil is துளை வாய்க்கால். See Chunnel meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Chunnel?
- Chunnel is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Chunnel?
- Chunnel is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃʌnəl/.
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