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adit
[ ad-it ]
/ ˈæd ɪt /
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noun
an entrance or a passage.
Also called entry. Mining. a nearly horizontal passage leading into a mine.
an approach or access.
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Origin of adit
1595–1605; <Latin aditus an approach, equivalent to ad-ad- + -i- (stem of īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action
Words nearby adit
Adiprene, adipsia, Adirondack, Adirondack chair, Adirondack Mountains, adit, Aditya, Adivasi, adj., Adj.A., adjacency
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British Dictionary definitions for adit
adit
/ (ˈædɪt) /
noun
an almost horizontal shaft into a mine, for access or drainage
Word Origin for adit
C17: from Latin aditus an approach, from adīre, from ad- towards + īre to go
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