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1(the) Channel Tunnel — the Channel Tunnel UK US a train tunnel under the English Channel between England and France http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/channel tunnel the.htm Thesaurus: parts of railway and tram systemsmeronym types of train or railway… …
2Channel Tunnel, the — a train tunnel under the English Channel between England and France …
3the Channel Tunnel — UK US noun TRANSPORT ► a tunnel for trains that goes under the sea between England and France …
4the Channel Tunnel — UK / US a train tunnel under the English Channel between England and France …
5ˌChannel ˈTunnel, the — a train tunnel under the English Channel between England and France …
6Early conceptions of the Channel Tunnel — While the Channel Tunnel became a reality in the 1990s, throughout the centuries many dreamers and innovators had come up with schemes attempting to link England and France (or the Low Countries) beneath the English Channel. A famous depiction of …
7Occupation of the Channel Islands — As part of the Atlantic Wall, between 1940 and 1945 the occupying German forces and the Organisation Todt constructed fortifications round the coasts of the Channel Islands such as this observation tower at Les Landes, Jersey The Channel Islands… …
8tunnel — tun|nel1 W3 [ˈtʌnl] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: tonel barrel , from tonne, from Medieval Latin tunna] 1.) a passage that has been dug under the ground for cars, trains etc to go through ▪ a railway tunnel ▪ the Channel Tunnel… …
9Channel Tunnel — Map of the Channel Tunnel Overview Location English Channel (Strait of Dover) Coordinates Folkestone …
10Channel Tunnel — Tunnel sous la Manche Tunnel sous la Manche en anglais Channel Tunnel légende : Carte du Tunnel sous la Manche Type …
