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- proper noun The man-made
tunnel under theEnglish Channel joiningEngland andFrance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the railroad tunnel between France and England under the English Channel
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Examples
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The line from London to the British end of the Channel Tunnel is the only high-speed track in the U.K.
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The Channel Tunnel is the longest undersea tunnel in the world with the section under the sea is 38km long and in 1996 was nominated as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
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Opened in 1994, the Channel Tunnel is the longest undersea subway in the world.
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Eurostar says the Channel Tunnel is the longest undersea subway in the world.
Signs of the Times 2008
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The Channel Tunnel is a marvellous achievement of engineering prowess that has brought the UK closer to the European mainland than ever before, although some would say that isn't a good thing.
Web TV Hub 2008
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Opened in 1994, the Channel Tunnel is the longest undersea subway in the world.
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The train will carry passengers through the Channel Tunnel which is only accessed by Eurostar now and take passengers to Frankfurt, Cologne and Belgium, hopefully among other destinations.
Deutsche Bahn Rail Company Introduces High-Speed Train To Take On Eurostar (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Such an approach worked for the Channel Tunnel high-speed rail link, as your editorial points out.
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This summer a joint British and French intergovernmental commission will make a ruling as which rail operators can operate under the 31.4 mile Channel Tunnel.
On a fast track to the future William Lyons 2011
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Bizarrely, HS2's supporters point to Stratford in East London, which has a station on Britain's existing high-speed line to the Channel Tunnel, as a promising example.
High Speed, Low Benefit Chris Stokes 2011
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