"base tunnel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: base tunnels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} base tunnel (plural base tunnels)
  1. (transport, civil engineering) A tunnel driven through the base of a mountain pass, rather than through the upper slopes of the mountains. Wikipedia link: base tunnel Coordinate_terms: summit tunnel

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