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Stunner Stunner Stun"ner, n.
1. One who, or that which, stuns.
2. Something striking or amazing in quality; something of
extraordinary excellence. [Slang] --Thackeray.
Tunned Tun Tun, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Tunned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tunning.]
To put into tuns, or casks. --Boyle.
tunnel Adit Ad"it, n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, ?aitum, to go to; ad +
ire to go.]
1. An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly
horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which
water and ores are carried away; -- called also drift
and tunnel.
2. Admission; approach; access. [R.]
Yourself and yours shall have Free adit. --Tennyson.
Tunnel Tunnel Tun"nel, n. . [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed
vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne
a tun; -- so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape.
See Ton.]
1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at
the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks,
bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue;
a funnel.
And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence The
smoke forth threw. --Spenser.
3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or
railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of
roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of
sewers, drains, and the like.
4. (Mining) A level passage driven across the measures, or at
right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; --
distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led
along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
Tunnel head (Metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where
the materials are put in.
Tunnel kiln, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as
distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is
used.
Tunnel net, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow
at the other.
Tunnel pit, Tunnel shaft, a pit or shaft sunk from the
top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up
the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the
like.
Tunnel Tunnel Tun"nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tunneledor Tunnelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Tunneling or Tunnelling.]
1. To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a
tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. --Derham.
2. To catch in a tunnel net.
3. To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as,
to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
Tunnel head Tunnel Tun"nel, n. . [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed
vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne
a tun; -- so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape.
See Ton.]
1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at
the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks,
bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue;
a funnel.
And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence The
smoke forth threw. --Spenser.
3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or
railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of
roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of
sewers, drains, and the like.
4. (Mining) A level passage driven across the measures, or at
right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; --
distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led
along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
Tunnel head (Metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where
the materials are put in.
Tunnel kiln, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as
distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is
used.
Tunnel net, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow
at the other.
Tunnel pit, Tunnel shaft, a pit or shaft sunk from the
top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up
the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the
like.
Tunnel kiln Tunnel Tun"nel, n. . [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed
vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne
a tun; -- so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape.
See Ton.]
1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at
the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks,
bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue;
a funnel.
And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence The
smoke forth threw. --Spenser.
3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or
railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of
roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of
sewers, drains, and the like.
4. (Mining) A level passage driven across the measures, or at
right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; --
distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led
along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
Tunnel head (Metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where
the materials are put in.
Tunnel kiln, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as
distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is
used.
Tunnel net, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow
at the other.
Tunnel pit, Tunnel shaft, a pit or shaft sunk from the
top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up
the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the
like.
Tunnel net Tunnel Tun"nel, n. . [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed
vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne
a tun; -- so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape.
See Ton.]
1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at
the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks,
bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue;
a funnel.
And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence The
smoke forth threw. --Spenser.
3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or
railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of
roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of
sewers, drains, and the like.
4. (Mining) A level passage driven across the measures, or at
right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; --
distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led
along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
Tunnel head (Metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where
the materials are put in.
Tunnel kiln, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as
distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is
used.
Tunnel net, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow
at the other.
Tunnel pit, Tunnel shaft, a pit or shaft sunk from the
top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up
the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the
like.
Tunnel pit Tunnel Tun"nel, n. . [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed
vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne
a tun; -- so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape.
See Ton.]
1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at
the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks,
bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue;
a funnel.
And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence The
smoke forth threw. --Spenser.
3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or
railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of
roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of
sewers, drains, and the like.
4. (Mining) A level passage driven across the measures, or at
right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; --
distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led
along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
Tunnel head (Metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where
the materials are put in.
Tunnel kiln, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as
distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is
used.
Tunnel net, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow
at the other.
Tunnel pit, Tunnel shaft, a pit or shaft sunk from the
top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up
the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the
like.
Tunnel shaft Tunnel Tun"nel, n. . [F. tonnelle a semicircular, wagon-headed
vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF. also tonnel; dim. of tonne
a tun; -- so named from its resemblance to a tun in shape.
See Ton.]
1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, a pipe or tube at
the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into casks,
bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.
2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue;
a funnel.
And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence The
smoke forth threw. --Spenser.
3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals or
railroads under elevated ground, for the formation of
roads under rivers or canals, and the construction of
sewers, drains, and the like.
4. (Mining) A level passage driven across the measures, or at
right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; --
distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led
along the vein when reached by the tunnel.
Tunnel head (Metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where
the materials are put in.
Tunnel kiln, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as
distinguished from a flame kiln, in which wood or peat is
used.
Tunnel net, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow
at the other.
Tunnel pit, Tunnel shaft, a pit or shaft sunk from the
top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up
the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the
like.
Tunnel stern Tunnel stern Tun"nel stern
A design of motor-boat stern, for use in shallow waters, in
which the propeller is housed in a tunnel and does not extend
below the greatest draft.
Tunneled Tunnel Tun"nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tunneledor Tunnelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Tunneling or Tunnelling.]
1. To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a
tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. --Derham.
2. To catch in a tunnel net.
3. To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as,
to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
Tunneling Tunnel Tun"nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tunneledor Tunnelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Tunneling or Tunnelling.]
1. To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a
tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. --Derham.
2. To catch in a tunnel net.
3. To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as,
to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
Tunnelled Tunnel Tun"nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tunneledor Tunnelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Tunneling or Tunnelling.]
1. To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a
tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. --Derham.
2. To catch in a tunnel net.
3. To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as,
to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
Tunnelling Tunnel Tun"nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tunneledor Tunnelled;
p. pr. & vb. n. Tunneling or Tunnelling.]
1. To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a
tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. --Derham.
2. To catch in a tunnel net.
3. To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as,
to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
