Meanings
nounTBM (plural TBMs)
plural TBMs
- abbreviationinitialismengineeringInitialism of tunnel boring machine.
Near-synonym: tunneler
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Four other TBMs are currently in the ground, digging twin bore tunnels under the Chilterns and in Greater London.
2022 December 14, Paul Stephen, “HS2's Dorothy starts to dig second tunnel bore”, in RAIL, number 972, page 23Synonyms: tunneler
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Translations
French tunnelier
- tunneliertunnel-boring machine
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APA
TBM. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TBM
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“TBM.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TBM. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “TBM,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/TBM.
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