English dictionary
adit
/'/&/d/I/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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 <i>drift</i> and <i>tunnel</i>.
Source: webster1913