tunnelboormachine

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Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From tunnel +‎ boren (“to drill, to bore”) +‎ machine, calque of English tunnel boring machine.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʏ.nəl.boːr.maːˌʃi.nə/
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  • Hyphenation: tun‧nel‧boor‧ma‧chi‧ne

Noun[edit]

tunnelboormachine f (plural tunnelboormachines)

  1. (engineering) tunnel boring machine (a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section)

Alternative forms[edit]

  • TBM (abbreviation)
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