adit

Noun

adit (plural adits)

1. An horizontal or near horizontal passage from the surface into a mine as contrasted to a shaft which is a vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.
   • 2006: Mike Hetman, IronMiners.com [1]

     The Old Mine is currently entered through an upper adit as the main is no longer accessible.

4 letters in word "adit": A D I T.

Anagrams of adit:

• dita

Words found within adit:

ad ai aid ait at da di dit id it ita ta tad tai ti tid

• Definitions:
• An opening driven horizontally into the side of a mountain or hill for providing access to a mineral deposit.
• A nearly horizontal passage from the surface by which a mine is entered. A blind horizontal opening into a mountain, with only one entrance.
• A horizontal entrance to a mine
• A passage driven into a mine from a hill or mountainside.
• A horizontal mine working that has only one portal.
• A horizontal mine passage usually dug to drain a mine or a mountainside.
• An access tunnel from the surface to the mine workings that is nearly horizontal. Adits are used to access longwall mines from previously worked highwall mines.
• Horizontal passage to access mineralization, usually in the side of a hill
• A tunnel driven usually for the drainage of mine water, or access into a mine from the side of a hill
• A tunnel driven into a hillside to facilitate access, drainage and haulage of ore to the surface from a mine.
• A horizontal tunnel driven into the side of a hill for access and drainage purposes
• a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
• An adit is a type of entrance to an underground mining shaft which is horizontal or nearly horizontal. ...

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