Used in a Sentence

tunnel

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for tunnel.

Editorial note

The trick is that VPN's aren't allowed very often, so that's where the TLS tunnel trick steps in.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An underground or underwater passage.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of tunnel gathered in one view.

noun

An underground or underwater passage.

noun

A passage through or under some obstacle.

noun

A hole in the ground made by an animal, a burrow.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for tunnel.

noun

An underground or underwater passage.

noun

A passage through or under some obstacle.

noun

A hole in the ground made by an animal, a burrow.

noun

The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue.

Example sentences

1

The trick is that VPN's aren't allowed very often, so that's where the TLS tunnel trick steps in.

2

If you know the exact direction at the opening and, the tunnel is in a straight line a laser pointer should work fine.

3

Horizontal drilling technologies mean that we can bore a 30 metre long tunnel while only digging up the first 3 metres.

4

You'd think so, but if you try the tunnel burritos you can really taste the difference.

5

I'd say the point is valid though if the only function the tunnel is supposed to fulfil is channelling traffic from and to a web browser.

6

Also if there's excessive traffic at one tunnel, it's more likely that it'll get found.

7

A tunnel large enough to walk though could send 10 people a minute without problem.

8

Yup, that's also why I added the ability to tunnel anything over a transport (the only implemented one being TLS).

9

I do think serve2d is considerably more flexible than Corkscrew, though, being able to tunnel anything over TLS if needed.

10

But, the point still stands you can send a lot of stuff down a tunnel where loading and unloading quickly become the largest issue.

11

Some people get tunnel vision, others don't even form memories.

12

A tunnel looking east would see skyscrapers in Manhattan.

Quote examples

1

The report even says as much, page 4: "The tunnel project will not achieve STP’s original completion date of December 2015."

2

Your tunnel remains safe until your password or our servers are not compromised." uhhh...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use tunnel in a sentence?

The trick is that VPN's aren't allowed very often, so that's where the TLS tunnel trick steps in.

What does tunnel mean?

An underground or underwater passage.

What part of speech is tunnel?

tunnel is commonly used as noun.