subterranean passage

collocation in English

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subterranean
adjective
uk
/ˌsʌb.tərˈeɪ.ni.ən/us
/ˌsʌb.təˈreɪ.ni.ən/
under ...
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passage
noun
uk
/ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/
a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path that ...
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The ashram hides an oldsubterraneanpassageleading to various destinations.
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Entrance to the pits was gained by a tunnel described as an electrically lightedsubterraneanpassage, fitted with mirror panels.
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The spring water is transferred to the upper pool by a largesubterraneanpassage.
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A freshwater current guides the sub to a stream issuing from asubterraneanpassage, which is entered on the hope of replenishing the water supply.
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During summer months the river bed often runs dry as most of the water takes asubterraneanpassage.
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The nave is entered via asubterraneanpassagerather than conventional doorways.
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Towards the west are considerable remains of asubterraneanpassage, by which chariots and horses were admitted into the arena, with a long inscription over the entrance.
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We do not work through subterranean passages.
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I have had a glance at it and notice that opportunity is provided there to get right down into the subterranean passages to see what is really going on.
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Some times the besiegers threw up chob-sibae, and drove subterranean passages towards each corner of the fort.
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Many of them, estimated in the thousands, sealed themselves in the numerous subterranean passages of the island.
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The subterranean passages were used by coal trucks.
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Especially the large hospital, a system of pavilions and rooms accommodating 250 beds, with subterranean passages and open galleries, attracted general praise.
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A large embankment in rear of it, full of under-ground holes for the men to live in; communications with subterranean passages enfilading the ditch.
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Legends about the existence of secret tunnels usually involve improbably long subterranean passages, sometimes running under major obstacles such as rivers and lakes to reach their destinations.
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