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adits

/ˈæ.dɪts/

adits is the plural of adit.

Meaning of adit

Noun

adit (plural 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.1855, Charles Kingsley, Westward Ho!: Or, The Voyages and Adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    tunnel

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Questions about adits

What is adits the plural of?
Adits is the plural of adit.
How do you pronounce adits?
Adits is pronounced /ˈæ.dɪts/.

Words near adits in the dictionary

  1. Aditi
  2. aditicule
  3. aditicules
  4. aditionally
  5. aditoprim
  6. adits
  7. aditus
  8. Aditya
  9. Adityas
  10. Adiv
  11. Adivasi

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