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ad·it  (dt)

n.

An almost horizontal entrance to a mine.

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[Latin aditus, access, from past participle of adre, to approach : ad-, ad- + re, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

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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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adit - a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine mine - excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted passage - a way through or along which someone or something may pass