Channel Tunnel

proper noun

The man-made tunnel under the English Channel joining England and France.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Channel Tunnel
  1. rail transportThe man-made tunnel under the English Channel joining England and France.

    Prospects for the construction of a Channel tunnel now appear to be brighter than they have been for some time.

    1960 March 28, “The Channel Tunnel Scheme”, in Railway Magazine, page 148

    Synonyms: Chunnel, Eurotunnel

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe man-made tunnel under the English Channel joining England and France.

Similar
ChunnelEurotunnel
Also see
eurotunnel

Origin

From Channel (English Channel) + tunnel.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 英法海底隧道
  • 英法海底隧道 (Yīng-Fǎ hǎidǐ suìdào)man-made tunnel
Danish Eurotunnelen
  • Eurotunnelenman-made tunnel
Dutch Kanaaltunnel
  • Kanaaltunnelman-made tunnel
Estonian Eurotunnel
  • Eurotunnelman-made tunnel
Finnish Kanaalin tunneli
  • Kanaalin tunneliman-made tunnel
French le tunnel sous la Manche
  • le tunnel sous la Mancheman-made tunnel
German Eurotunnel
  • Eurotunnelman-made tunnel
Hungarian Csatorna-alagút, Csalagút
  • Csatorna-alagútman-made tunnel
  • Csalagútman-made tunnel
Italian tunnel sotto la Manica, tunnel della Manica
  • tunnel sotto la Manicaman-made tunnel
  • tunnel della Manicaman-made tunnel
  • galleria sotto la Manicaman-made tunnel
  • galleria della Manicaman-made tunnel
Japanese 英仏海峡トンネル
  • 英仏海峡トンネル (Ei-Futsu Kaikyō Tonneru)man-made tunnel
Norwegian Kanaltunnelen
  • Kanaltunnelenman-made tunnel
Polish Eurotunel
  • Eurotunelman-made tunnel
Portuguese Eurotúnel
  • Eurotúnelman-made tunnel
Russian Евротонне́ль, Евротунне́ль
  • Евротонне́ль (Jevrotonnɛ́lʹ)man-made tunnel
  • Евротунне́ль (Jevrotunnɛ́lʹ)man-made tunnel
Spanish Eurotúnel
  • Eurotúnelman-made tunnel
Swedish Kanaltunneln
  • Kanaltunnelnman-made tunnel
Welsh Twnel y Sianel
  • Twnel y Sianelman-made tunnel
Cite this entry
APA

Channel Tunnel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Channel%20Tunnel

MLA

“Channel Tunnel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Channel%20Tunnel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Channel Tunnel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Channel%20Tunnel.

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