English-Thai Dictionary

tunnel

N หลุม  lum

 

tunnel

N อุโมงค์  u-mong

 

tunnel

VT ขุด อุโมงค์  ขุด โพรง  kud-u-mong

 

tunneler

N ผู้ ขุด อุโมงค์  phu-kud-u-mong

 

tunneller

N ผู้ ขุด อุโมงค์  phu-kud-u-mong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TUNNEL

n.A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, and a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor into casks. 1. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; called generally a funnel.
2. A large subterraneous arch through a hill for a canal and the passage of boats. Smaller drains or culverts are also called tunnels.

 

TUNNEL

v.t.To form like a tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. 1. To catch in a net called a tunnel-net.
2. To form with net-work.

 

TUNNEL-KILN

n.A lime-kiln in which coal is burnt, as distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is used.

 

TUNNEL-NET

n.A net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow at the other.

 

TUNNEL-PIT

n.A shaft sunk from the top of the ground to the level of an intended tunnel, for drawing up the earth and stones.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TUNNEL

Tun "nel, n.. Etym: [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; -- so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape. See Ton. ]

 

1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc. , into casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.

 

2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue; a funnel. And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence The smoke forth threw. Spenser.

 

3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of sewers, drains, and the like.

 

4. (Mining )

 

Defn: A level passage driven across the measures, or at right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; -- distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led along the vein when reached by the tunnel. Tunnel head (Metal. ), the top of a smelting furnace where the materials are put in. -- Tunnel kiln, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is used. -- Tunnel net, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow at the other. -- Tunnel pit, Tunnel shaft, a pit or shaft sunk from the top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the like.

 

TUNNEL

Tun "nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tunneled ( or Tunnelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Tunneling or Tunnelling.]

 

1. To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. Derham.

 

2 2

 

Defn: To catch in a tunnel net.

 

3. To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as, to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.

 

TUNNEL STERN

TUNNEL STERN Tun "nel stern.

 

Defn: A design of motor-boat stern, for use in shallow waters, in which the propeller is housed in a tunnel and does not extend below the greatest draft.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tunnel

tun nel |ˈtənl ˈtənl | ▶noun an artificial underground passage, esp. one built through a hill or under a building, road, or river. • an underground passage dug by a burrowing animal. • [ in sing. ] a passage in a sports stadium by which players enter or leave the field. ▶verb ( tunnels, tunneling, tunneled; Brit. tunnels, tunnelling, tunnelled ) 1 [ no obj. ] dig or force a passage underground or through something: he tunneled under the fence | (tunnel one's way ) : the insect tunnels its way out of the plant. 2 [ no obj. ] Physics (of a particle ) pass through a potential barrier. PHRASES light at the end of the tunnel see light 1. DERIVATIVES tun nel er noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses ‘tunnel net ’ and ‘flue of a chimney ’): from Old French tonel, diminutive of tonne ‘cask. ’ Sense 1 of the verb of the noun dates from the mid 18th cent.

 

tunnel diode

tun nel di ode ▶noun Electronics a two-terminal semiconductor diode using tunneling electrons to perform high-speed switching operations.

 

tunnel kiln

tun nel kiln ▶noun an industrial kiln in which ceramic items being fired are carried on trucks along a continuously heated passage.

 

tunnel of love

tun nel of love ▶noun a fairground amusement for couples involving a train or boat ride through a darkened tunnel.

 

tunnel vision

tun nel vi sion |ˈtənl ˌvɪʒn | ▶noun defective sight in which objects cannot be properly seen if not close to the center of the field of view. • informal the tendency to focus exclusively on a single or limited goal or point of view.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tunnel

tun ¦nel |ˈtʌn (ə )l | ▶noun 1 an artificial underground passage, especially one built through a hill or under a building, road, or river. • an underground passage dug by a burrowing animal. • a passage in a sports stadium by which players enter or leave the field. 2 short for wind tunnel. 3 a long, half-cylindrical enclosure used to protect plants, made of clear plastic stretched over hoops. ▶verb ( tunnels, tunnelling, tunnelled; US tunnels, tunneling, tunneled ) 1 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] dig or force a passage underground or through something: he tunnelled under the fence | (tunnel one's way ) : the insect tunnels its way out of the plant. 2 [ no obj. ] Physics (of a particle ) pass through a potential barrier. PHRASES light at the end of the tunnel see light 1. DERIVATIVES tunneller noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the senses ‘tunnel-shaped net ’ and ‘flue of a chimney ’): from Old French tonel, diminutive of tonne ‘cask ’. Sense 1 of the noun dates from the mid 18th cent.

 

tunnel diode

tun ¦nel diode ▶noun Electronics a two-terminal semiconductor diode using tunnelling electrons to perform high-speed switching operations.

 

tunnel kiln

tun ¦nel kiln ▶noun an industrial kiln in which ceramic items being fired are carried on trucks along a continuously heated passage.

 

tunnel of love

tun ¦nel of love ▶noun a fairground amusement for couples involving a train- or boat-ride through a darkened tunnel.

 

tunnel vision

tun ¦nel vi ¦sion ▶noun [ mass noun ] defective sight in which objects cannot be properly seen if not close to the centre of the field of view. • informal the tendency to focus exclusively on a single or limited objective or view.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tunnel

tunnel noun a tunnel under the hills: underground passage, underpass, subway; shaft; burrow, hole; historical mine. ▶verb he tunneled under the fence: dig, burrow, mine, bore, drill.

 

tunnel vision

tunnel vision noun without the tunnel vision that exasperated their friends and family, this team of inventors would never have made their mark in history: narrow focus, concentration, fixation, narrow-mindedness, single-mindedness, closed-mindedness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tunnel

tunnel noun a two-mile tunnel under the Pennine Hills: underground passage, subterranean passage; underpass, subway, hole, burrow; shaft, gallery; historical mine, sap. ▶verb he tunnelled under the fence: dig, dig one's way, burrow; excavate, mine, bore, drill.

 

Duden Dictionary

Tunnel

Tun nel Substantiv, maskulin , der |T u nnel |der Tunnel; Genitiv: des Tunnels, Plural: die Tunnel, seltener: Tunnels englisch tunnel < altfranzösisch ton (n )el = Tonnengewölbe, Fass, zu: tonne < mittellateinisch tunna, Tonne a unterirdisches röhrenförmiges Bauwerk, besonders als Verkehrsweg durch einen Berg, unter einem Gewässer hindurch o. Ä. der Tunnel ist für Gefahrguttransport gesperrt | einen Tunnel bauen | der Zug fährt durch einen Tunnel b unterirdischer Gang einen Tunnel graben c Rugby (bei einem Gedränge 3 ) freier Raum zwischen den Spielern

 

tunnelähnlich

tun nel ähn lich Adjektiv |t u nnelähnlich |einem Tunnel ähnlich

 

Tunnelbau

Tun nel bau Substantiv, maskulin , der |T u nnelbau |der Tunnelbau < Plural: -ten > 1 ohne Plural das Bauen eines Tunnels a 2 Tunnel

 

Tunnelbauer

Tun nel bau er Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |T u nnelbauer |der Tunnelbauer; Genitiv: des Tunnelbauers, Plural: die Tunnelbauer jemand, der einen Tunnel a a, b baut

 

Tunnelbauerin

Tun nel bau e rin Substantiv, feminin , die |T u nnelbauerin |die Tunnelbauerin; Genitiv: der Tunnelbauerin, Plural: die Tunnelbauerinnen weibliche Form zu Tunnelbauer

 

Tunnelblick

Tun nel blick Substantiv, maskulin , der |T u nnelblick |1 a infolge eines Rauschzustandes oder beim Fahren mit sehr großer Geschwindigkeit auftretendes eingeschränktes Sehen, bei dem nur die unmittelbar im Zentrum des Gesichtsfeldes befindlichen Objekte richtig wahrgenommen werden bei einer Fahrt durch einen Tunnel liegen die Seitenbereiche des Gesichtsfelds im Dunkeln, nur das Tunnelende ist als helle Fläche deutlich sichtbar b geradeaus gerichteter stierer Blick (wie er für den Tunnelblick 1a kennzeichnend ist )bei einer Fahrt durch einen Tunnel liegen die Seitenbereiche des Gesichtsfelds im Dunkeln, nur das Tunnelende ist als helle Fläche deutlich sichtbar den, einen Tunnelblick haben | figurativ ohne jeden musikalischen Tunnelblick sucht die Künstlerin überall nach Klängen, die sie berühren 2 eingeengte Sichtweise übertragen von 1

 

Tunnelbund

Tun nel bund Substantiv, maskulin Mode , der |T u nnelbund | Bund 2 , durch den ein Gürtel gezogen werden kann

 

Tunnelgurt

Tun nel gurt Substantiv, maskulin Mode , der Tunnelgürtel |T u nnelgurt |besonderer, zum Einziehen in einen Tunnelbund bestimmter Gürtel

 

Tunnelgürtel

Tun nel gür tel Substantiv, maskulin Mode , der Tunnelgurt |T u nnelgürtel |besonderer, zum Einziehen in einen Tunnelbund bestimmter Gürtel

 

tunnelieren

tun ne lie ren schwaches Verb österreichisch |tunnel ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « (durch etwas hindurch ) einen Tunnel bauen einen Berg tunnelieren

 

Tunnelierung

Tun ne lie rung Substantiv, feminin österreichisch , die |Tunnel ie rung |die Tunnelierung; Genitiv: der Tunnelierung, Plural: die Tunnelierungen das Tunnelieren; Tunnelbau

 

tunneln

tun neln schwaches Verb Sportjargon |t u nneln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « jemandem, besonders dem Tormann, den Ball zwischen den Beinen hindurchspielen er tunnelte den Torwart

 

Tunnelröhre

Tun nel röh re Substantiv, feminin , die |T u nnelröhre |röhrenartiges Gebilde, das den Tunnel bildet

 

Tunnelzug

Tun nel zug Substantiv, maskulin Mode , der |T u nnelzug |teilweise oder ganz in den Stoff eingezogenes Band o. Ä. an Kleidungsstücken eine Jacke mit Tunnelzug in der Taille

 

French Dictionary

tunnel

tunnel n. m. nom masculin Galerie souterraine destinée au passage d ’une voie de communication (sous un cours d ’eau, un bras de mer; à travers une élévation de terrain ) (Recomm. off. ). : Le tunnel du métro, le tunnel sous la Manche. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom viaduc, voie aérienne. Tunnel carpien. anatomie Canal dans lequel passent les tendons fléchisseurs des doigts et le nerf médian. Note Technique Le synonyme canal carpien est d ’emploi plus courant. Note Orthographique tu nn el.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tunnel

tun nel /tʌ́n (ə )l / (!( -u-は /ʌ /, -nnelは /n (ə )l /)) 〖tun (たる )el (小さな )〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 トンネル ; 地下道 ; (鉱山の )坑道 ;｟ 比喩的に ｠長い苦難 ▸ go through a tunnel トンネルを通る ▸ a railway tunnel 鉄道トンネル .2 (動物がすむ )穴 .動詞 ～s ; ～ed , ｟英 ｠～led ; ～ing , ｟英 ｠～ling 自動詞 1 〖～＋副詞 〗トンネル [地下道 ]を掘る (!副詞 は方向 場所などの表現 ) ▸ tunnel into the mountain 山にトンネルを掘る .2 〘物理 〙〈粒子が 〉ポテンシャル障壁を突き抜ける .他動詞 1 〖～ one's way ＋副詞 〗トンネルを掘って進む, (トンネルを )掘るように進む (!副詞 は方向 場所などの表現 ) ▸ tunnel one's way out of the prison トンネルを掘って脱獄する .2 …にトンネルを掘る .～́ d ì ode 〘コンピュ 〙トンネル [エサキ ]ダイオード .～́ v ì sion 1 視野が狭いこと, 偏狭 .2 〘医 〙視野狭窄 （きようさく ）症 .