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tunnel boring machine

machine used to excavate circular tunnels through a variety of soil and rock strata
Class type of: heavy equipment Q130617

Facts

5 properties
Subclass of
heavy equipment
Has use
tunnel construction[2]
Different from
techno body music[5]
Said to be the same as
シールドマシン[3]
Time of discovery or invention
1846[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en tunnel boring machine en TBM ar آلة حفر الأنفاق ar حفارة الأنفاق da tunnelboremaskine de Tunnelbohrer de Tunnelvortriebsmaschine de Tunnelbohrmaschine el Μηχάνημα διάνοιξης σηράγγων es tuneladora fa دستگاه حفاري تونل fa تي بي ام fa تی‌بی‌ام fa تی بی ام fa دستگاه حفاری تونل fa TBM fa دستگاه حفر تونل fr TBM fr tunnelier he TBM
🔖 Identifiers · 10
GND ID
4186442-6
OpenAlex ID
C2987619373
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Zürich - Oerlikon - Tunnelbohrmaschine IMG 0002.JPG ↗
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3QcEic
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
322749
Freebase ID
/m/02rtzz
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
tuneladora
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0148798
Topic's main category
Category:Tunnel boring machines
Vikidia article ID
fr:Tunnelier

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🔗 Connections
Has use 1
tunnel construction
Subclass of 1
heavy equipment
Topic's main category 1
Category:Tunnel boring machines
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Category:Tunnel boring machines
← FactGrid item ID 1
Sacy-le-Petit
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tunnel boring machine is a type of heavy equipment[1].

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 3QcEic
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  2. 27w ago · Jeuwre · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → シールドマシン
    Has use → tunnel construction
    Subclass of → heavy equipment
    Pronunciation audio → De-Tunnelbohrmaschine.ogg
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Pronunciation audio: De-Tunnelbohrmaschine.ogg"
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