bore+a+tunnel

См. также в других словарях:

• bore — bore1 boreable, borable, adj. /bawr, bohr/, v., bored, boring, n. v.t. 1. to pierce (a solid substance) with some rotary cutting instrument. 2. to make (a hole) by drilling with such an instrument. 3. to form, make, or construct (a tunnel, mine,… …   Universalium

• bore — bore1 [bôr] vt. bored, boring [ME boren < OE borian, to bore < bor, auger < IE base * bher , to cut with a sharp point > Gr * pharein, to split, L forare, to bore, ferire, to cut, kill] 1. to make a hole in or through with a drill or… …   English World dictionary

• bore — [n] nuisance bother, bromide, bummer*, creep*, deadhead*, downer*, drag*, drip*, dull person, flat tire*, headache, nag, nudge, pain, pain in the neck*, pest, pill*, soporific, stuffed shirt*, tedious person, tiresome person, wet blanket*, wimp* …   New thesaurus

• Tunnel boring machine — A tunnel boring machine that was used at Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository A tunnel boring machine (TBM) also known as a mole , is a machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of soil and rock strata.… …   Wikipedia

• Tunnel — This article is about underground passages. For other uses, see Tunnel (disambiguation). Underground tunnel for heatpipes between Rigshospitalet and Amagerværket in Denmark …   Wikipedia

• tunnel — I n. 1) to bore, construct, dig a tunnel 2) a pedestrian; railroad (AE), railway (BE); wind tunnel 3) a tunnel caves in 4) through a tunnel (to drive through a tunnel) 5) (misc.) (fig.) the light at the end of the tunnel II v. (D; intr.) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• bore — bore1 [bo: US bo:r] v the past tense of ↑bear bore 2 bore2 v 1.) [T] to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much about something they are not interested in ▪ He s the sort of person who bores you at parties. ▪ a film that will bore …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bore — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 person ADJECTIVE ▪ awful, crashing, dreadful (esp. BrE), real, terrible ▪ Her husband is a crashing bore. ▪ complete …   Collocations dictionary

• bore — 1 the past tense of bear 1 2 verb 1 (T) to make someone feel bored, especially by talking too much about something they are not interested in: I m sorry I spoke for so long I hope I didn t bore you. | bore sb with: My father s always boring us… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tunnel — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ narrow, wide ▪ dark ▪ winding ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• bore — Synonyms and related words: acupunctuation, acupuncture, aggravation, annoyance, auger, bad news, be tedious, bedevilment, billow, bite, bore stiff, bore to death, bore to distraction, bore to tears, boring, bother, botheration, bothersomeness,… …   Moby Thesaurus