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adit

UK/ˈadɪt/ US/ˈædɪt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine

Origin

Borrowed from Latin aditus (“entrance, access”), from ad (“to, up to”) + itus (“going, departure”).

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