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Umbrella tube
tunnel umbrella tubeumbrella tubeAnother name for canopy tube, a supportive structure made of multiple tubes bored around the drilling face of a tunnel, which are then filled with cement.


Underground

Adjective which refers to a location beneath natural (or man made if landscaping has taken place) ground level, as opposed to being at ground level or above ground.


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