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Chun·nel
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noun
a railroad tunnel under the English Channel between Great Britain and France, approved for construction in 1986.
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chun·nel.
Origin:
1925–30;
blend of
channel
1
and
tunnel
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Chunnel
(ˈtʃʌn
ə
l)
—
n
informal
a rail tunnel beneath the English Channel, linking England and France, opened in 1994
[C20: from
Ch
(
annel
) + (
t
)
unnel
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Chunnel
1928, a blend of (English) Channel and tunnel.
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Chunnel
[English] Channel Tunnel
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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