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at tunnel vs in tunnel

The correct phrase is "in tunnel." When referring to being inside a tunnel, we use the preposition 'in' to indicate the location. 'At tunnel' is not a common or correct phrase in English.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 3360 views

at tunnel

This is not a correct or commonly used phrase in English.

The preposition 'at' is not typically used to describe being inside a tunnel. Instead, use 'in tunnel' to indicate the location inside the tunnel.
  • He's headed for that construction site at tunnel 400.
  • Information on the safety equipment available and proper road user behaviour in tunnels shall be displayed in rest areas before tunnels and at tunnel entrances where the traffic is stopped (for example at tolls).
  • place new signs at tunnel entrances indicating which groups of dangerous goods are permitted/prohibited;
  • place signs at tunnel entrances, and at the last possible turn-off before the road enters the tunnel, indicating which groups of dangerous goods are permitted/prohibited;
  • Great, Holland tunnel at rush hour.
  • The plan was to meet at the tunnel.
  • And then there was that night at the Tunnel.
  • All right, we'll intercept them at the tunnels.
  • At the tunnel where Vic Perks was discovered.
  • When it is ready - a thick concrete closure is cast at the tunnel mouth.
  • I found Dr. Scott at the tunnel entrance.
  • Found it at the tunnel's exit.
  • A Safety Officer may perform his/her tasks and functions at several tunnels in a region.
  • Tomorrow we're doing recon at the subway tunnel right at the edge of Red Hook.
  • He said he was in traffic at the Tunnel.
  • And soon... the tour arrived at the Tunnel of Love, Indubitably...
  • OLIVIA: Based on the boys' remains... the fungus colony at the tunnel is probably bigger than what we have here.
  • We chatted, and I told him to jump under a train, at a tunnel near his place.
  • 54,000-horsepower transonic wind tunnel at Boeing...
  • All Slade's men are at the Giordano Tunnel.

Alternatives:

  • in tunnel
  • inside the tunnel
  • within the tunnel
  • within the confines of the tunnel
  • within the structure of the tunnel

in tunnel

This is the correct phrase to use when describing being inside a tunnel.

Use 'in tunnel' to indicate that someone or something is located inside the tunnel.
  • All team members assemble in tunnel on the lower level.
  • It reads, Met E in tunnel.
  • saw a few of those in tunnel seven, the closer we got to the Temple Mount.
  • We're in tunnel now.
  • An organisation involved in tunnel management cannot be accredited as an Inspection Body.
  • It has been used for just over 20 years, not only in tunnel construction, but also at airports and in mines, and so on.
  • Given the specific characteristics of the Eurostar line, there will perhaps be less opportunity for competition in tunnel traffic.
  • The tunnelling protocols, e.g. IPsec in tunnel mode, will be used to transfer encrypted traffic to its destination.
  • You take the 88 bus here in tunnel A to the 23rd street, Then you change for the 85.
  • I was in tunnel 3.
  • key generation must depend on random value that does not allow for key space reduction while Encapsulated Security Payload (ESP, RFC2406) protocol shall be used. It shall be used in tunnel mode.

Alternatives:

  • inside the tunnel
  • within the tunnel
  • within the confines of the tunnel
  • within the structure of the tunnel
  • at the entrance of the tunnel

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