noun

tunneling

noun

The act or process of digging a tunnel.

"Tunneling under the river took engineers almost five years."

In physics, the phenomenon of a particle passing through an energy barrier it classically shouldn't be able to cross.

"Quantum tunneling allows electrons to slip through barriers that seem impossible to cross."

A form of corporate fraud where assets or profits are secretly diverted to those in control of a company.

"Regulators accused the founders of tunneling company funds into a private account."

How to Use Tunneling

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In plain EnglishBuilding a tunnel, or — depending on the field — a quantum physics effect or a type of financial fraud.

tunnelings plural

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_____ under the river took engineers almost five years.

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