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tunnel

tuh nuhl

  • n  a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
    the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection
  • n  a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
  • v  move through by or as by digging
  • v  force a way through

  • Nearly a decade ago, many thousands made it across by slipping inside or under trucks traveling through the tunnel.
  • Too many patients compromise their long-term health by ignoring nerve problems like carpal tunnel, tendon issues like rotator cuff tears or curious moles that they assume are .
  • The taxpayers got a look last week at the gigantic new wind tunnel (cost: $33 million) at the propulsion laboratory of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics at Cleveland.
News & Articles

  • Holland Tunnel closed when drunk man found wandering inside
    The Holland Tunnel was temporarily closed tonight after an intoxicated man was found walking inside of the tunnel, police said. The man was seen on surveillance cameras walking through the tunnel about 9:45 p.m. after being dropped off by a friend. Both tunnels were closed for about two...
    June 22, 2013 - New York Post
  • Tunnel to Logan airport to close for 3 months
    BOSTON (AP) -- The Callahan Tunnel, which carries traffic from downtown Boston to Logan International Airport, will close for about three months early next year so engineers can overhaul the deteriorating 52-year-old structure, state transportation o
    June 21, 2013 - The Salem News
  • Tunnel to Boston airport to close for 3 months
    BOSTON (AP) — The Callahan Tunnel, which carries traffic from downtown Boston to Logan International Airport, will close for about three months early next year so engineers can overhaul the deteriorating 52-year-old structure, state transportation officials said Thursday.        
    June 20, 2013 - Boston Globe
Quotes

  • Sergei Tretyakov in The Associated Press
    I don't see any light at the end of the tunnel. I'm not very emotional. I'm not a Boy Scout,Tretyakov said. "And finally in my life, when I defected, I did something good in my life. Because I want to help United States."
  • Robin van Persie in USA Today
    I will only realize it looking back,he said. "Now I have this tunnel vision, and you just do what you have to do."
  • Sergio Marchionne in USA Today
    In the interview published in the Toronto Globe and Mail, Marchionne said: "Absolutely we are prepared to walk. There is no doubt in my mind. We cannot commit to this organization unless we see light at the end of the tunnel."

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