adit

English

Etymology

From Latin aditus ‘entrance, access’, from ad + itus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈædɪt/

Noun

adit (plural adits)

1. 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.
   • 2006, Mike Hetman, IronMiners.com [1]:

     The Old Mine is currently entered through an upper adit as the main is no longer accessible.

   • 2008, Iain M. Banks, Matter, page 445:

     The adit sloped downwards into the bowels of some long-fallen building, following a passage that had silted up when the city had first been buried.

Translations

a horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine

• Russian: штольня (ru) (štólʹnja) f, туннель (ru) (tunnɛ́lʹ) m, тоннель (ru) (tonnɛ́lʹ) m
• Slovak: štôlňa (sk) f

• Swedish: stoll (sv) c, dagort (sv) c

References

• adit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Latin

Verb

adit

1. third-person singular present active indicative of adeō