What is the Spanish word for "tunneling"?

Learn how to say "tunneling" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

tunneling

Spanish

excavación

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Alternative translations of "tunneling"

tunelización

Examples of how to use "tunneling" in Spanish

English
A mole is tunneling under our lawn.
Spanish
Una topo está cavando debajo de nuestro césped.
English
The mole was tunneling beneath the garden fence.
Spanish
La topo estaba cavando debajo de la cerca del jardín.
English
Engineers discussed tunneling under the busy city street.
Spanish
Los ingenieros discutieron sobre la excavación bajo la calle concurrida de la ciudad.
English
Tunneling through rock requires heavy drilling machines.
Spanish
Cavar a través de roca requiere máquinas de perforación pesadas.
English
Children watched ants tunneling in the sandbox.
Spanish
Los niños observaron hormigas haciendo túneles en la caja de arena.

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