tunneller

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English

Etymology

From tunnel +‎ -er.

Noun

tunneller (plural tunnellers)

  1. (British spelling) Alternative form of tunneler
    • 1950 August, “The Rimutaka Incline and Deviation, New Zealand”, in Railway Magazine, page 547:
      Approach roads have been formed, and a new town to house 500 persons, including the engineers, tunnellers, outside workers and their families is being built.
    • 2022 March 23, Paul Bigland, “HS2 is just 'passing through'”, in RAIL, number 953, page 41:
      Entering the tunnel, we pass a small shrine above our heads which contains a statue of St Barbara, the patron saint of tunnellers. It is traditional to have such shrines on every tunnel site.

References

Danish

Alternative forms

Noun

tunneller c

  1. indefinite plural of tunnel