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adit

noun ad·it \ˈa-dət\

Definition of ADIT

:  a nearly horizontal passage from the surface in a mine
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Origin of ADIT

Latin aditus approach, from adire to go to, from ad- + ire to go — more at issue
First Known Use: 1602

Other Mining and Drilling Terms

ore, trepan, wildcat

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