The train sped through the dark tunnel like an arrow.

Meaning: The train moved very fast through the dark tunnel, similar to how an arrow moves quickly when shot from a bow.

Choice of Words: Sped means to move quickly. Dark means having little or no light. Tunnel is a long underground passage. Arrow is a weapon shot from a bow. When we say "The train sped through the dark tunnel like an arrow", we are comparing the speed of the train to the speed of an arrow.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Fast train sped through dark tunnel.
• The train rushed through the dark tunnel.
• The train traveled swiftly through the dark tunnel.
• The train traveled through the tunnel.
• The train traveled through the tunnel at high speed.
• The train traveled through the tunnel quickly.
• Train traveled through tunnel.
• He peered into the dark tunnel, eyes wide.
• Tunnel is dark.
• It darts through the garden like an arrow.