summit tunnel

English

Noun

summit tunnel (plural summit tunnels)

  1. (transport, civil engineering) A tunnel driven through a pass at fairly high altitude to minimize the length of tunnel required, at the cost of requiring steeper and more winding routes up to each end of the tunnel.
    Coordinate term: base tunnel
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