subalvea
English translation: under the river
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|  Selected response from: James (Jim) Davis Seychelles Local time: 04:46 | ||||||
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| 4 | undrneath the river |
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| 4 | under the river |
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| 3 +1 | under(-)water tunnel |
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| 3 | Router to water tunnel |
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30 mins confidence: 
undrneath the river Explanation: alveo meaning river Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqua-Line_Baia_di_Tokyo |
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33 mins confidence:
under the river Explanation: An alveo is a water course or a gulley http://wikimapia.org/3882317/it/Galleria-Subalvea |
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52 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| galleria subalvea under(-)water tunnel Explanation: galleria subalvea uner(-)water tunnel Explanation: Another option. This is how the Severn Tunnel in the UK is described at http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r086.html 'Subalvea' tunnels can be built under the sea bed, as well as under river beds. Here's a couple of links, http://ww2.integer.it/joomla15/index.php/it/projects/doc_dow... 'A serious risk with underwater tunnels is major water inflow due to the water pressure from the sea above under weak ground conditions.' (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Tunnel) |
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1 day 4 hrs confidence:
Router to water tunnel Explanation: ..galleri ache passa sotto la fumara |
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