English Dictionary

tunnel rat

名詞

くだけた表現

(informal) A soldier trained to enter enclosed enemy spaces like tunnel systems to search them and eliminate and/or capture any occupants.

日本語の意味

閉鎖されたトンネルや地下道など、敵の隠れ家に突入して、敵兵を探索・排除または捕虜化するための訓練を受けた兵士

As a tunnel rat, he crawled into the narrow, dark passages to locate enemy fighters and render their explosives safe.

トンネルのような狭く暗い敵の通路に入る訓練を受けた兵士として、彼は狭く暗い通路を這い進み、敵戦闘員を見つけて爆発物を無力化した。

意味（1）

(informal) A soldier trained to enter enclosed enemy spaces like tunnel systems to search them and eliminate and/or capture any occupants.

He had been serving as a tunnel rat with the 1st Engineer Battalion's team of “Diehard Tunnel Rats.” This group was based in Lai Khe and flew by helicopter to tunnel sites within the division's area of operations.

tunnel rats （ plural ）