adit

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin aditus (“entrance, access”), from ad (“to, up to”) + itus (“going, departure”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæ.dɪt/ === Noun === adit (plural adits) (mining) A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage, used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes. Synonym: tunnel Coordinate terms: shaft, mineshaft; portal ==== Translations ==== === References === “adit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === ITAD, DITA, dati == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈðit] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈðit] === Participle === adit (feminine adita, masculine plural adits, feminine plural adites) past participle of adir-se == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.dɪt] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.dit] === Verb === adit third-person singular present active indicative of adeō