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  • proper noun The Channel Tunnel.

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Euro- + tunnel

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Examples

  • Most conspicuously, the UK would unload its share of the popular Channel Tunnel nicknamed the Chunnel high-speed rail hookup between Paris and London, which is owned by the British-French entity called Eurotunnel.

    The Shadow Market Eric J.Weiner 2010

  • Going to Calais from Dover this morning on the Eurotunnel was a master class in the ineptitude and pointlessness of security.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2007

  • Going to Calais from Dover this morning on the Eurotunnel was a master class in the ineptitude and pointlessness of security.

    The security charade 2007

  • Eurotunnel, which is currently "working to see what the fair value of the assets" is.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph and 2012

  • Because, those who followed blindly the advice of their stockbrokers in cases such as Eurotunnel, Enron and Parmalat will need to ask themselves some tough questions and it will be too late.

    Reader reviews of The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom by Suze Orman. 1997

  • Officials for Eurotunnel S.A., the company that runs Eurostar trains between England and the continent, noted a heightened police presence at their terminals in Brussels, Paris and London, a spokeswoman said.

    Nations Brace for Retaliation James Hookway 2011

  • There is no reliable information available on the Eurostar/Eurotunnel site; but in the Twitter era, you cannot escape instant and public consumer feedback.

    Lots of Who (mostly audio) nwhyte 2009

  • I spent 40 minutes on hold with Eurotunnel yesterday, listening to their ridiculously loud Dire Straits-style hold music, in order to postpone our travelling days by 24 hours.

    Travel Plans « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2009

  • A return on Eurotunnel 08443 353535, eurotunnel.com, plus petrol, plus lunch for two, comes to around £90; the saving on buying five cases of wine is £90.

    Budget wine trips in France 2011

  • It hasn't, and today the 31. 4-mile Chunnel is owned by private company Eurotunnel, which operates at about 50% of capacity and is hoping to increase profits by luring more passengers.

    High-Speed Competition 2010

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