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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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{{bor|en|la|aditus||entrance, access}}, from {{m|la|ad||to, up to}} + {{m|la|itus||going, departure}}. |
Borrowed from {{bor|en|la|aditus||entrance, access|notext=1}}, from {{m|la|ad||to, up to}} + {{m|la|itus||going, departure}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
Revision as of 13:37, 22 August 2017
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "notext" is not used by this template., from ad (“to, up to”) + itus (“going, departure”).
Pronunciation
- (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) IPA(key): /ˈæ.dɪt/
Noun
adit (plural adits)
- A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.
Translations
a horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
References
- “adit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) adit