"water tunnel" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: water tunnels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} water tunnel (plural water tunnels)
  1. A facility, comparable to a wind tunnel, in which an underwater component may be tested in a controlled flow of water.
    Sense id: en-water_tunnel-en-noun-czkMjnjM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15
  2. A tunnel used to transport water.
    Sense id: en-water_tunnel-en-noun-ShLoFQa5

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