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adit¹

  • /ˈæ.dɪt/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin aditus (“entrance, access”), from ad (“to, up to”) + itus (“going, departure”).

noun adits

  1. 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. A narrow and untrodden cavern at the bottom connects it with the outer sea; they could even then hear the mysterious thunder and gurgle of the surge in the subterranean adit, as it rolled huge boulders to and fro in darkness, and forced before it gusts of pent-up air.

    Similar: tunnel

Adit²

  • /ˈadɪt/
  • /ˈædɪt/

Where it comes from

Hypocorism of Aditya.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Aditya, from Sanskrit.

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noun a horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine

DeutschStolleneingang, Mundloch
Русскийшто́льня štólʹnja, тунне́ль tunnélʹ, тонне́ль tonnélʹ

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"adit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/adit. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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adit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/adit

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"adit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/adit.

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@misc{adit_2026,
  title = {adit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adit},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}