Channel Tunnel

English

A Eurostar emerging from the Channel Tunnel at Coquelles, France

Etymology

Channel (English Channel) +‎ tunnel

Proper noun

the Channel Tunnel

1. (rail transport) The man-made tunnel under the English Channel joining England and France.

   Synonyms: (informal) Chunnel, Eurotunnel

Translations

man-made tunnel

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 英法海底隧道 (Yīng-Fǎ hǎidǐ suìdào)

• Danish: Eurotunnelen
• Dutch: Kanaaltunnel (nl) m
• Estonian: Eurotunnel
• Finnish: Kanaalin tunneli
• French: le tunnel sous la Manche m
• German: Eurotunnel (de) m
• Hungarian: Csatorna-alagút, Csalagút
• Japanese: 英仏海峡トンネル (Ei-Futsu Kaikyō Tonneru)
• Khmer: ផ្លូវរូងដីក្រោមសមុទ្រ (pləv ruuŋ dəy kraom sa’mot)
• Norwegian: Kanaltunnelen
• Portuguese: Eurotúnel (pt) m
• Russian: Евротонне́ль (ru) m (Jevrotonnɛ́lʹ), Евротунне́ль (ru) m (Jevrotunnɛ́lʹ)
• Spanish: Eurotúnel m
• Swedish: Kanaltunneln

Further reading

• Channel Tunnel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia