Definition of Tunnelling. Meaning of Tunnelling. Synonyms of Tunnelling

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Definition of Tunnelling

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.

Meaning of Tunnelling from wikipedia

- In physics, quantum tunnelling, barrier penetration, or simply tunnelling is a quantum mechanical phenomenon in which an object such as an electron or...
- Look up tunneling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tunneling or tunnelling may refer to: Digging tunnels (the literal meaning) Hobby tunneling Quantum...
- detection. Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) and ****ociated back-up systems are used to highly automate the entire tunnelling process, reducing tunnelling costs...
- the French tunnelling machines were all named after women: Brigitte, Europa, Catherine, Virginie, Pascaline, Séverine. After the tunnelling, one machine...
- disused tunnels beneath Moorgate station. Most tunnelling shields are still loosely based on Greathead's design. In early shield tunnelling, the shield...
- Barbara, "Encyclopaedia of Tunnelling, Mining, and Drilling Equipment", 1995. West, Graham. Innovation and the Rise of the Tunnelling Industry (Cambridge, England:...
- excavating a tunnel length of 220 metres (720 ft). Others maintain that they excavated for a particular purpose, although their tunnelling effort seems...
- 179th Tunnelling Company was one of the tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers created by the British Army during World War I. The tunnelling units...
- Engineer tunnelling companies were specialist units of the Corps of Royal Engineers within the British Army formed to dig attacking tunnels under enemy...
- develop ideas for new methods of tunnelling. Brunel patented the tunnelling shield, a revolutionary advance in tunnelling technology, in January 1818. In...