tunneler
noun[C]
US(UKtunneller)us/ˈtʌn.əl.ɚ/uk/ˈtʌn.əl.ər/someone thatdigsatunnel(= alongpassageunder or through theground):
Tunnelers haveworkedunderpressurebefore, but never in suchunstablegroundconditions.
The tunnelers cannot use amachinelike theonesused in the Channeltunnelwork.
See
tunnel
- Land Roverspatrolthesitetodetertunnelersburrowingtheirway in.
- The tunnelersmapthelengthanddirectionof thetunnelusingsatellitepictures.
- Specialistcaversand tunnelers now have todigalongsidethem.
Ditches, dams & tunnels
- cut
- cutting
- dam
- damsomethingup
- dike
- ditch
- dyke
- groin
- groyne
- ha ha
- inspection chamber
- spillway
- subway
- the Channel Tunnel
- the Chunnel
- trench
- tunnel
- tunneller
- underpass
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