tunnelboormachine
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From tunnel + boren (“to drill, to bore”) + machine, calque of English tunnel boring machine.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tunnelboormachine f (plural tunnelboormachines)
- (engineering) tunnel boring machine (a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section)
Alternative forms[edit]
- TBM (abbreviation)