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Word: Adit
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin aditus ‘approach, entrance’, from adit- ‘approached’, from the verb adire, from ad- ‘towards’ + ire ‘go’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈadɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a horizontal passage leading into a mine for the purposes of access or drainage.
Short Definition:horizontal passage leading into mine for purposes of access or drainage
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