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main tunnel

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main
adjective[before noun]
uk /meɪn/ us /meɪn/
larger, more important, or having more influence than others of the ...
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tunnel
noun[C]
uk /ˈtʌn.əl/ us /ˈtʌn.əl/
a long passage under or through the ground, especially one made ...
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Examples of main tunnel


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There is one maintunnel and several subsidiary tunnels.
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I am advised that on present-day values the land, pilot tunnel and preparatory works on the maintunnel are probably worth about £1½ million.
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At present prices it would cost about a further £10 million to complete the maintunnel and road approaches.
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The time required, and this remains the same now, was estimated to be five years for the pilot tunnel and three years for the maintunnel.
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The driving of the maintunnel would not begin until towards the end of the third year.
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It allows for the addition of a second maintunnel, if and when necessary, to meet the needs of the future.
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The first maintunnel shield was set up in position and the driving of the maintunnel—diameter 29 ft.
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The number of men employed would be about 250 for the pilot tunnel and 1,500 for the maintunnel.
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There is also a separate evacuation corridor which runs adjacent to the maintunnel.
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It also crashed two locomotives loaded with explosives in the maintunnel.
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There are also several cathedral-like alcoves that branch from the maintunnel.
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A diversion from the maintunnel and a third platform have been added.
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Chambers were also cut parallel to the maintunnel.
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Each refuge is long and wide, accessible from the maintunnel walls.
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Females may share a burrow, digging their own nest cells off the maintunnel.
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Since 2002, the maintunnel of the mine has been converted into a tourist attraction.
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Their burrows usually have a supplementary tunnel leading upwards from the maintunnel.
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The quoted length of 2030m includes both the maintunnel and the short exit tunnel.
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The maintunnel will be approximately 25 km long and have an internal diameter of 7.2 m.
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