ChunnellerChunnelern.

Brit.

/ˈtʃʌnl̩ə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃənl̩ər/

Forms: 1900s– Chunneller, 2000s– Chunneler.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Chunnel n., -er suffix¹; chunnel v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < Chunnel n. + -er suffix¹, and partly (in later use) < chunnel v. + -er suffix¹.

Originally: a person who advocates, plans, or works on the construction of the Channel Tunnel. Now chiefly: a person who uses the Channel Tunnel. Cf. chunnel v.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > underground passage or tunnel > under the English Channel > one in favour of

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Chunneller1962

1962 Punch 14 Nov. 728/3 Chunnellers have been busy since 1802, planning first a bored tunnel.

1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 June iii. 8 The ‘Chunnelers’ are pushing a Europe link—again.

1990 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 30 Nov. (Business section) 42 The breakthrough in the service tunnel comes almost three years to the day when ‘Chunnellers’ started the gruelling task of digging the world's longest undersea tunnel.

2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 13 July 11 Free underground parking makes life simple for Chunnellers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chunneller
释义	ChunnellerChunnelern. Brit. /ˈtʃʌnl̩ə/, U.S. /ˈtʃənl̩ər/ Forms: 1900s– Chunneller, 2000s– Chunneler. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Chunnel n., -er suffix¹; chunnel v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < Chunnel n. + -er suffix¹, and partly (in later use) < chunnel v. + -er suffix¹. Originally: a person who advocates, plans, or works on the construction of the Channel Tunnel. Now chiefly: a person who uses the Channel Tunnel. Cf. chunnel v. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > underground passage or tunnel > under the English Channel > one in favour of tunnellite1882 Chunneller1962 1962 Punch 14 Nov. 728/3 Chunnellers have been busy since 1802, planning first a bored tunnel. 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 21 June iii. 8 The ‘Chunnelers’ are pushing a Europe link—again. 1990 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 30 Nov. (Business section) 42 The breakthrough in the service tunnel comes almost three years to the day when ‘Chunnellers’ started the gruelling task of digging the world's longest undersea tunnel. 2002 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 13 July 11 Free underground parking makes life simple for Chunnellers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1962
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