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Chun⋅nel

  [chuhn-l]
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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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Origin:
1925–30; b. channel 1 and tunnel
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Chunnel Official Site
Trains, London - Paris. Buy Tickets & Reservations.
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chun·nel or Chun·nel   (chŭn'əl)   
n.  An underground rail tunnel that runs below the English Channel and connects Great Britain and France.

[ch(annel)1 + (t)unnel.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Chunnel 
1928, a blend of (English) Channel and tunnel.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Chunnel
[English] Channel Tunnel
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