adit

(ad′it)

noun

an approach or entrance; specif., an almost horizontal passageway into a mine

Origin: L aditus, pp. of adire, to approach < ad-, to + ire, to go: see exit

See adit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An almost horizontal entrance to a mine.

Origin:

Origin: Latin aditus, access

Origin: , from

Origin: past participle of adīre, to approach

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots

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