Phrase Hound found 51 phrases and 25 compound words that contain tunnel. The most common are listed below. Open tunnel in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 51
- carpal tunnelA fibro-osseous passageway on the palmar side of the wrist that connects the distal forearm to the middle compartment of the deep plane of the palm.
- wind tunnelA test facility through which air is forced in a controlled manner so as to study the effects of flow around airfoils, aircraft, motor cars etc.
- Channel TunnelThe man-made tunnel under the English Channel joining England and France.
- carpal tunnel syndromeform of repetitive strain injury caused by compression of the median nerve travelling through the carpal tunnel.
- Tunnel syndrome
- tunnel visionA restricted field of vision, especially as the result of looking through some type of object or a medical condition.
- tunnel boring machineA large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section.
- tunnel ramA type of high-performance intake manifold designed to straighten the pathway of fuel/air mixture, speeding the flow to the combustion chambers.
- tree tunnelA road or path with trees growing alongside and the branches meeting overhead.
- time tunnelA passageway enabling time travel.
- bridge and tunnelAlternative spelling of bridge-and-tunnel.
- Tunnel CityA census-designated place in Greenfield, Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.
- flesh tunnelA piercing in the earlobe which has been deliberately stretched to achieve a larger gauge.
- tunnel ratA soldier trained to enter enclosed enemy spaces like tunnel systems to search them and eliminate and/or capture any occupants.
- tunnel of loveA carnival dark ride for couples in boats, either relaxing and romantic, or spooky (encouraging the couple to cling to one another).
- tunnel diodeA semiconductor diode that has negative resistance in the forward direction of its operating range due to quantum effects.
- snake in the tunnelThe first (1970s) attempt at European monetary cooperation, essentially pegging all of the EEC currencies to one another.
- light at the end of the tunnelA better situation after long hardship.
- base tunnelA tunnel driven through the base of a mountain pass, rather than through the upper slopes of the mountains.
- ear tunnelA round piece of jewelry with a hole in the middle, which fits into a stretched earlobe.
- high tunnelSynonym of hoop house: A hoop-framed building, consisting of a line of hoops braced to each other, attached to ground posts, and covered.
- steam tunnelA tunnel which allows workers to maintain pipes which transport steam between a central boiler and buildings to be heated or cooled, usually in a campus setting.
- summit tunnelA tunnel driven through a pass at fairly high altitude to minimize the length of tunnel required, at the cost of requiring steeper and more winding routes up to each end of the tunnel.
- sun tunnelA channel-shaped skylight with a reflective interior to allow sunlight to pass into a room that is not directly below the roof.
- tunnel brokerA service that provides a network tunnel.
Compound words 25
- EurotunnelThe Channel Tunnel.
- ChunnelThe Channel Tunnel.
- tunnelistSomeone who digs tunnels, especially as a hobby.
- tunnellyResembling or characterized by tunnels.
- tunnelballA children's game in which players stand in line with their feet apart, making a tunnel with their legs, down which the lead player propels a ball back to the last player, who runs with it to the front of the line and repeats; played …
- microtunnelA microscale tunnel.
- tunnelfulEnough to fill a tunnel.
- intertunnelBetween tunnels
- intratunnelWithin a single tunnel.
- nanotunnelA nanosized tunnel