"cross-tunnel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cross-tunnels [plural]
Etymology: From cross- + tunnel. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|tunnel}} cross- + tunnel Head templates: {{en-noun}} cross-tunnel (plural cross-tunnels)
  1. A tunnel linking two parallel main tunnels.

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