"Channel Tunnel" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Channel Tunnel [canonical]
Etymology: Channel (English Channel) + tunnel Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Channel|tunnel|tr1=English Channel}} Channel (English Channel) + tunnel Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Channel Tunnel}} the Channel Tunnel
  1. (rail transport) The man-made tunnel under the English Channel joining England and France. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: Chunnel [informal], Eurotunnel Translations (man-made tunnel): 英法海底隧道 (Yīng-Fǎ hǎidǐ suìdào) (Chinese Mandarin), Eurotunnelen (Danish), Kanaaltunnel [masculine] (Dutch), Eurotunnel (Estonian), Kanaalin tunneli (Finnish), le tunnel sous la Manche [masculine] (French), Eurotunnel [masculine] (German), Csatorna-alagút (Hungarian), Csalagút (Hungarian), 英仏海峡トンネル (Ei-Futsu Kaikyō Tonneru) (Japanese), ផ្លូវរូងដីក្រោមសមុទ្រ (pləv ruuŋ dəy kraom sa’mot) (Khmer), Kanaltunnelen (Norwegian), Eurotúnel [masculine] (Portuguese), Евротонне́ль (Jevrotonnɛ́lʹ) [masculine] (Russian), Евротунне́ль (Jevrotunnɛ́lʹ) [masculine] (Russian), Eurotúnel [masculine] (Spanish), Kanaltunneln (Swedish)

Alternative forms

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