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English

Etymology

From aditus ‘entrance, access’, from ad + itus.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈædɪt/

Noun

A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine as contrasted to a shaft which is a vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.
*2006, Mike Hetman, IronMiners.com 1:
*:The Old Mine is currently entered through an upper adit as the main is no longer accessible.

References

Category: Mining

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English adit \ad"it\ ([a^]d"[i^]t), n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, aditum, to
go to; ad + ire to go.]
1. An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly
horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which
water and ores are carried away; -- called also drift
and tunnel.
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2. Admission; approach; access. [R.]
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Yourself and yours shall have
Free adit. --Tennyson.
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WordNet adit
n : a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine

Moby Dictionary
access , admission , admittance , air lock , approach , channel ,
conduit , corridor , course , ditch , duct , egress , entrance ,
entranceway , entree , entry , entryway , exit , gangplank , gangway ,
hall , in , ingress , inlet , intake , means of access , opening ,
passage , passageway , trench , trough , troughing , troughway , tunnel ,
vestibule , way , way in