What is another word for Tunnelled?

Pronunciation: [tˈʌnə͡ld] (IPA)

Tunnelled is a verb that describes the act of making a tunnel or passing through one. It has a few synonyms that can be used interchangeably, such as burrowed, dug, drilled, excavated, mined or penetrated. Each word applies the same action of creating a passage through something solid or earthy. Tunnelled can also refer to actions like sneaking, infiltrating or penetrating a particular location without hindrance as well as understanding an idea or concept in great depth. Therefore, it is essential to choose the right synonym depending on the context in which it is being used.

Synonyms for Tunnelled:

What are the hypernyms for Tunnelled?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Tunnelled

Some of the railroads have wisely noted the indications of the coming storm and have Tunnelled under the city, deeming it cheaper to pay interest on permanent tunnel investments, than to pay damages for slaughter and injury on the avenue.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
The way into it was down a long Tunnelled passage, and during the battle thousands of men came here to have their wounds dressed.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs
The whole of the old German line south of Arras, strong as one vast fortress, built by the labour of millions of men, dug and Tunnelled and cemented and timbered, with thousands of machine-gun redoubts, with an immense maze of trenches, protected by forests of barbed wire, had slipped away as though by a landslide, and the enemy is in rapid retreat to new lines some miles away.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs

Related words:

tunnelling, tunneling, tunneled, tunnel, underground

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