Definitions
force a way through
Word origin
From Middle French tonnelle (“net”) or tonel (“cask”), diminutive of Old French tonne (“cask”), a word of uncertain origin and affiliation. Related to Old English tunne (“tun; cask; barrel”). More at tun.
Used in a sentence
“In 1865 an outfit called the East London Railway Company bought the Brunel tunnel for £800,000, and in 1869 they opened a railway through it.”
“But very soon he grew to like it, for the Boy used to talk to him, and made nice tunnels for him under the bedclothes that he said were like the burrows the real rabbits lived in.”
“There are more than 1,500 railway tunnels in Britain and the majority are still in use, carrying working tracks beneath Britain's most inconvenient geographic features.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Passage through a hill”6 letters
02“Passage under a mountain”6 letters
03“Subway passage”6 letters
04“Underground passage”6 letters
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