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터널 meaning and pronunciation

teoneol · tunnel

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 72187
Part of speech: 명사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    산, 바다, 강 등의 밑을 뚫어서 기차나 자동차가 지나다닐 수 있게 만든 통로.

    English: tunnel — A road that is made through a mountain or under a sea, river, etc., so that trains or cars can pass through.

    Examples

    • 캄캄한 터널.
    • 터널 공사.
    • 터널 입구.
    • 터널이 길다.
    • 터널을 나오다.
    • 터널을 벗어나다.
Origin
tunnel
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