adit
[ ad-it ]
/ ˈæd ɪt /
noun
an entrance or a passage.
Also called entry. Mining. a nearly horizontal passage leading into a mine.
an approach or access.
Nearby words
adiprene, adipsia, adirondack, adirondack chair, adirondack mountains, adit, aditus, aditya, adivasi, adj., adj.a.
Origin of adit
1595–1605; < Latin aditus an approach, equivalent to ad- ad- + -i- (stem of īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action
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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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Word Origin and History for adit
adit
"entrance," c.1600, from Latin aditus "approach, entrance, a going to or drawing near," from past participle stem of adire "to approach," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + ire "to go," from PIE root *ei- "to go" (see ion).
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