adit

See also: adīt, -adit, and -ádit

English

Etymology

Borrowed from , from ad (“to, up to”) + itus (“going, departure”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.dɪt/

Noun

adit (plural adits)

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

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

Translations

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

• Hungarian: tárna (hu)
• Irish: tollbhealach m
• Russian: што́льня (ru) f (štólʹnja), тунне́ль (ru) m (tunnélʹ), тонне́ль (ru) m (tonnélʹ)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Slovak: štôlňa f
• Swedish: stoll c, dagort c

References

• “adit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• DITA, dati

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) adit

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) third-person singular present active indicative of adeō