Definition of Adit

1. Noun. A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine.

Group relationships: Mine
Generic synonyms: Passage

Definition of Adit

1. n. An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away; -- called also drift and tunnel.

Definition of Adit

1. an entrance [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adit

adiposis tuberosa simplex
adiposis universalis
adiposities
adiposity
adiposity
adiposogenital degeneration
adiposogenital dystrophy
adiposogenital syndrome
adiposuria
adipous
adipsia
adipsous
adipsy
Adirondacks
Adirondack Mountains
adit (current term)
Aditi
adits
aditus
aditus ad antrum
aditus ad aqueductum cerebri
aditus ad infundibulum
aditus ad saccum peritonei minorem
aditus glottidis inferior
aditus glottidis superior
aditus laryngis
aditus orbitae
aditus pelvis
Aditya
Adi Granth

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