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/chun"l/, n.a railroad tunnel under the English Channel between Great Britain and France, approved for construction in 1986.Also, chunnel.[1925-30; b. CHANNEL1 and TUNNEL]
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Chunnel — 1928, a blend of (English) Channel and tunnel … Etymology dictionary
Chunnel — [chun′əl] [< ( ENGLISH) CH(ANNEL) + (T)UNNEL] [also c ] Informal railway tunnel that runs beneath the English Channel, between England and France: 31 mi (50 km) long … English World dictionary
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Chunnel — Chun|nel the Chunnel a name used especially in newspapers for the ↑Channel Tunnel … Dictionary of contemporary English
chunnel — To speak on behalf of a spirit from another country; to channel a dead foreign citizen. Tonight I m going to my aunt s house. She wants to chunnel Che Guevera and she needs a translator … Dictionary of american slang
chunnel — To speak on behalf of a spirit from another country; to channel a dead foreign citizen. Tonight I m going to my aunt s house. She wants to chunnel Che Guevera and she needs a translator … Dictionary of american slang
Chunnel — Verlauf des Eurotunnels Verladestation Eurotunnel Terminal bei Folkestone Der Eurotunnel, auch Kanaltunnel genannt, ist ein 50 Kilometer langer Eisenbahntunnel unter der Meeresstraße … Deutsch Wikipedia
Chunnel — noun The Channel Tunnel. Syn: Channel Tunnel, Eurotunnel … Wiktionary
Chunnel — Chun·nel || tʃʌnl n. Channel Tunnel, le tunnel sous la Manche , railroad tunnel that runs under the English Channel between France and England … English contemporary dictionary
