ad·it ( d  t)n. An almost horizontal entrance to a mine. [Latin aditus, access, from past participle of ad  re, to approach : ad-, ad- + re, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.] |
adit [ˈædɪt]
n
(Mining & Quarrying) an almost horizontal shaft into a mine, for access or drainage
[from Latin aditus an approach, from adīre, from ad- towards + īre to go]
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