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tun|nel ◆◇◇ /tʌ n ^ə l/ (tunnels , tunnelling , tunnelled ) in AM, use tunneling , tunneled 1 N‑COUNT A tunnel is a long passage which has been made under the ground, usually through a hill or under the sea. □ [+ through ] …two new railway tunnels through the Alps.

2 VERB To tunnel somewhere means to make a tunnel there. □ [V prep/adv] The rebels tunnelled out of a maximum security jail. [Also V ]

3 → see also wind tunnel

tu n|nel vi |sion

1 N‑UNCOUNT If you suffer from tunnel vision , you are unable to see things that are not straight in front of you.

2 N‑UNCOUNT If you say that someone has tunnel vision , you disapprove of them because they are concentrating completely on achieving a particular aim, and do not notice or consider all the different aspects of what they are doing. [DISAPPROVAL ]

tup|pence /tʌ pəns/ N‑UNCOUNT In Britain, tuppence was two old pence. [INFORMAL ]

Tup|per|ware /tʌ pə ^r weə ^r / N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Tupperware is a range of plastic containers with tight-fitting lids that are used for storing food. [TRADEMARK ] □  …a Tupperware box.

tur|ban /tɜː ^r bən/ (turbans ) N‑COUNT A turban is a long piece of cloth that is wound round the head. It is worn by Sikh men and by some Hindu and Muslim men.

tur|bine /tɜː ^r ba I n, [AM ] -b I n/ (turbines ) N‑COUNT A turbine is a machine or engine which uses a stream of air, gas, water, or steam to turn a wheel and produce power.

turbo /tɜː ^r boʊ/ (turbos ) N‑COUNT A turbo is a fan in the engine of a car or plane that improves its performance by using exhaust gases to blow fuel vapour into the engine.

tu rbo-charged also turbocharged ADJ [usu ADJ n] A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.

tur|bo|prop /tɜː ^r boʊprɒp/ (turboprops ) also turbo-prop

1 N‑COUNT A turboprop is a turbine engine that makes an aircraft propeller go round.

2 N‑COUNT A turboprop is an aircraft with one or more turboprops.

tur|bot /tɜː ^r bət/ (turbot ) N‑VAR Turbot are a type of edible flat fish that live in European seas. ● N‑UNCOUNT Turbot is this fish eaten as food.

tur|bu|lence /tɜː ^r bjʊləns/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Turbulence is a state of confusion and disorganized change. □  The 1960s and early 1970s were a time of change and turbulence.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Turbulence is violent and uneven movement within a particular area of air, liquid, or gas. □  His plane encountered severe turbulence and winds of nearly two-hundred miles an hour.

tur|bu|lent /tɜː ^r bjʊlənt/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A turbulent time, place, or relationship is one in which there is a lot of change, confusion, and disorder. □  They had been together for five or six turbulent years of rows and reconciliations.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Turbulent water or air contains strong currents which change direction suddenly. □  I had to have a boat that could handle turbulent seas.

turd /tɜː ^r d/ (turds ) N‑COUNT A turd is a lump of faeces. [INFORMAL , RUDE ]

tu|reen /tjʊəriː n, [AM ] tʊr-/ (tureens ) N‑COUNT A tureen is a large bowl with a lid from which you can serve soup or vegetables.

turf /tɜː ^r f/ (turfs , turfing , turfed )

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft the N ] Turf is short, thick, even grass. □  They shuffled slowly down the turf towards the cliff's edge.

2 N‑UNCOUNT [usu poss N ] Someone's turf is the area which is most familiar to them or where they feel most confident. □  Their turf was Paris: its streets, theaters, homes, and parks.

▸  turf out PHRASAL VERB If someone is turfed out of a place or position, they are forced to leave. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [be V -ed P ] We hear stories of people being turfed out and ending up on the streets. □ [be V -ed P + of ] The party was turfed out of office after 15 years. □ [V P n] …the right wing landslide which has turfed out the government. [Also V n P ]

tu rf war (turf wars ) or turf battle