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cross-tunnel

cross-tunnel noun: a tunnel linking two parallel main tunnels.

Noun

cross-tunnel (plural cross-tunnels)

  1. A tunnel linking two parallel main tunnels.
    • Despite launching more than a month earlier than Cecilia, Florence is actually due to re-emerge an estimated six weeks later. This is because all of the cross-tunnels to link the main bores will be mined from Florence 's side.2021 July 14, Paul Stephen, “A portal into the future”, in RAIL, number 935, page 53

Forms of cross-tunnel

pluralcross-tunnels

Origin of cross-tunnel

From cross- + tunnel.

Questions about cross-tunnel

What does cross-tunnel mean?
Cross-tunnel means a tunnel linking two parallel main tunnels.
What part of speech is cross-tunnel?
Cross-tunnel is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-tunnel?
The plural of cross-tunnel is cross-tunnels.

Words near cross-tunnel in the dictionary

  1. cross-tune
  2. cross-tuned
  3. cross-tunes
  4. cross-tuning
  5. cross-tunings
  6. cross-tunnel
  7. cross-tunnels
  8. cross-validate
  9. cross-validated
  10. cross-validates
  11. cross-validating

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