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Collocations for tunnel - noun

ADJECTIVE

long, short
narrow, wide
dark
winding
the end of the long, winding tunnel
subterranean, underground
connecting, entrance, escape, service
hidden, secret
a vast network of secret underground tunnels
rail, railroad (AmE), railway (BrE), road, subway (AmE), tube (BrE)
sewer
wind
a wind tunnel for aerodynamic experiments

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VERB + tunnel

go through, use
disappear into, enter, go into
The train disappeared into a tunnel.
come out of, leave
bore, build, construct, dig, drill, excavate, make
They've built a new tunnel through the mountain.
The initial section of tunnel had to be dug by hand.

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tunnel + VERB

run
A service tunnel runs between the two buildings.
lead
a tunnel leading into the hill
connect
Adriana hid in the tunnel connecting the house with the stables.
open out, open up
The tunnel opened out into a large cavern.

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tunnel + NOUN

entrance, floor, mouth, roof, wall
system
the tunnel system below the building

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PREPOSITION

through a/the tunnel

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PHRASES

a labyrinth of tunnels, a maze of tunnels, a network of tunnels, a series of tunnels, a system of tunnels
We got lost in the maze of tunnels.
The badger sett had twelve entrances to what must have been a labyrinth of tunnels.

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Collocations for tunnel - verb

Tunnel is used with these nouns as the subject:
mole

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