Meaning
tunnel
- an underground or underwater passage for road, rail, or pedestrians
In a sentence
Il treno entra nel tunnel tra pochi minuti.
The train enters the tunnel in a few minutes.
Hanno chiuso il tunnel per motivi di manutenzione.
They closed the tunnel for maintenance reasons.
C'è molto traffico all'uscita di questo lungo tunnel?
Is there a lot of traffic at the exit of this long tunnel?
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tunnel | masculine · singular |
| tunnel | masculine · plural |
| tunnel | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable loanword: 'il tunnel', 'i tunnel'. For road and rail tunnels the native word 'galleria' is very common.