Chunnel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Chunnel
Vocabulary lists containing chunnel
Western Europe - Introductory
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Nicknamed "Chunnel", it comprises three tunnels, two rail tunnels used for freight and passenger trains, and a service tunnel.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
CANNES, France — Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt arrived in France in 1996’s “Mission: Impossible” clinging to a high speed train through the Chunnel, pursued and nearly skewered by a helicopter.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
He drove to Calais to get the masterpiece when it emerged from the Chunnel and was at last overseeing its rehanging in the Louvre’s Rembrandt room.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2021
This was the basketball equivalent of someone digging the Chunnel all by themselves, and completing the project on time and under budget.
From Slate • Oct. 5, 2020
The prevailing standard of train travel in Europe is a far cry from the sleek Chunnel trains that zip beneath the seabed of the English Channel and can reach speeds of 186 miles per hour.
From Washington Post
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