ADIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("adit" is a kind of...):

passage (a way through or along which someone or something may pass)

Holonyms ("adit" is a part of...):

mine (excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted)

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