adit
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ad·it

noun \ˈa-dət\

Definition of ADIT

: a nearly horizontal passage from the surface in a mine

Origin of ADIT

Latin aditus approach, from adire to go to, from ad- + ire to go — more at issue
First Known Use: 1602

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