- adit
- noun Etymology: Latin aditus approach, from adire to go to, from ad- + ire to go — more at issue Date: 1602 a nearly horizontal passage from the surface in a mine
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Adit — Ad it, n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, ?aitum, 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}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adit — index access (right of way), entrance, entry (entrance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
adit — (n.) entrance, c.1600, from L. aditus approach, entrance, a going to or drawing near, from pp. stem of adire to approach, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + ire to go, from PIE root *ei to go (see ION (Cf … Etymology dictionary
adit — [ad′it] n. [L aditus, pp. of adire, to approach < ad , to + ire, to go: see EXIT] an approach or entrance; specif., an almost horizontal passageway into a mine … English World dictionary
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adit — /ad it/, n. 1. an entrance or a passage. 2. Also called entry. Mining. a nearly horizontal passage leading into a mine. 3. an approach or access. [1595 1605; < L aditus an approach, equiv. to ad AD + i (s. of ire to go) + tus suffix of v. action] … Universalium
adit — noun /ˈædɪt/ 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. The Old Mine is currently… … Wiktionary
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