warren

/ˈwɔrən/

/ˈwɔrɪn/

Other forms: warrens

When Bugs Bunny outruns Elmer Fudd and vanishes down his rabbit hole, he's escaping into a warren — a network of underground tunnels where rabbits live.

A warren isn't just the maze-like tunnels where rabbits live. You may encounter a warren of subway tunnels or a warren of interconnected bomb shelters. Bring those narrow paths above ground and cluster them with homes and you have another kind of warren, or a maze-like residential area.

Definitions of warren

1. noun

   a colony of rabbits
   type of:

   animal group

   a group of animals
2. noun

   a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits
   synonyms: rabbit warren

   type of:

   burrow, tunnel

   a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
3. noun

   a complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
   synonyms: labyrinth, maze

   examples:

   Labyrinth of Minos

   a vast labyrinth built in Crete by Daedalus at the command of Minos in order to contain the Minotaur

   type of:

   system

   instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
4. noun

   an overcrowded residential area
   synonyms: rabbit warren

   type of:

   community, residential area, residential district

   a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences