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Collocations for tunnel - noun

ADJ.

long, short | narrow, wide | dark | subterranean, underground | connecting, entrance, escape, service | rail, railway, road | wind
a wind tunnel for aerodynamic experiments

VERB + TUNNEL

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

TUNNEL + VERB

run
A service tunnel runs between the two buildings.

TUNNEL + NOUN

mouth, roof, wall

PREP.

through a/the ~

PHRASES

a labyrinth/maze/network/system of tunnels
The badger sett had twelve entrances to what must have been a labyrinth of tunnels.

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