Definition of adit Adit
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What does adit mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: adits |
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| adit - a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine | ||
| passage the act of passing from one state or place to the next | ||
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Wiktionary 
- adit (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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- adit (n.)
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. - adit (n.)
Admission; approach; access.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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adit
ad′it, n. an opening or passage, esp. into a mine. [L. aditus—ad, to, īre, itum, to go.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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adit
A space in ancient ships, in the upper and broadest part, at which people entered. The adit of a military mine, is the aperture by which it is dug and charged: the name is also applied to an air-hole or drift.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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adit
A passage under ground by which miners approach the part they intend to sap.
Wikipedia 
- An adit is a type of entrance to a mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal. Adits are usually built into the side of a hill or mountain, and often occur when coal or ore is located inside the mountain but above the local valley floor or coastal plain. The use of adits is generally called "drift mining".
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🔤- adit, noun, singular of adits.
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