Tunnelling

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tunnel \Tun"nel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tunneled}
     (t[u^]n"n[e^]ld) or {Tunnelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tunneling}
     or {Tunnelling}.]
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     1. To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a
        tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. --Derham.


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     2. To catch in a tunnel net.
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     3. To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as,
        to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tunnel
       n 1: a passageway through or under something, usually underground
            (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced
            congestion at that intersection"
       2: a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter [syn: {burrow}]
       v 1: move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the
            forest" [syn: {burrow}]
       2: force a way through
       [also: {tunnelling}, {tunnelled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tunnelling
       See {tunnel}

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  tunnelling
       
           (US: "tunneling") Encapsulation of {protocol} A
          within protocol B, such that A treats B as though it were a
          {data link layer}.  Tunnelling is used to get data between
          {administrative domains} which use a protocol that is not
          supported by the {internet} connecting those domains.
       
          (1997-03-26)