adit
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin aditus (“entrance, access”), from ad (“to, up to”) + itus (“going, departure”).
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Noun edit
adit (plural adits)
- A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or 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.
- 2008, Iain M. Banks, Matter, page 445:
- The adit sloped downwards into the bowels of some long-fallen building, following a passage that had silted up when the city had first been buried.
- 2006, Mike Hetman, IronMiners.com [1]:
Translations edit
a horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
References edit
- “adit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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Participle edit
adit (feminine adita, masculine plural adits, feminine plural adites)
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.dit/, [ˈäd̪ɪt̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.dit/, [ˈäːd̪it̪]
Verb edit
adit