tuneladora
Portuguese, noun/tu.ne.laˈdo.ɾɐ/
tuneladora is spelled T-U-N-E-L-A-D-O-R-A (10 letters). Tuneladora is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “tunnel boring machine, TBM, tunnelling machine (a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “máquina de grande porte utilizada para a escavação de túneis de seção circular, capaz de perfurar diversos…”.
What does tuneladora mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetunnel boring machine, TBM, tunnelling machine (a large machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. máquina de grande porte utilizada para a escavação de túneis de seção circular, capaz de perfurar diversos tipos de estratos, desde solo arenoso até rocha dura; atua simultaneamente na escavação e no escoramento do túnel
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tuneladora
- tuneladoras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tuneladora?
- Brazil /tu.ne.laˈdo.ɾɐ/
- Portugal /tu.nɨ.lɐˈdo.ɾɐ/
- Portugal [tu.nɨ.lɐˈðo.ɾɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.