🔤 Adit ✨
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ENGLISH
📚noun
adit
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: æ.dɪt
Phonetic: æ.dɪt
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DEFINITION
A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
The second phase will involve closing the mine’s adits and shafts.
—USA TODAY, 27 June 2019
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