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chunnel

chun·nel

UK/ˈt͡ʃʌnəl/ US/ˈtʃʌnʌl/ uncommon informal

noun

1.

Origin

Blend of Channel (“the English Channel”) + tunnel; the term had been coined by 1960 (see quotation).

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