adit

  • 1Adit — Ad it, n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, ?aitum, to go to; ad + ire to go.] 1. An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away; called also {drift} and {tunnel}.… …

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  • 2adit — index access (right of way), entrance, entry (entrance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3adit — (n.) entrance, c.1600, from L. aditus approach, entrance, a going to or drawing near, from pp. stem of adire to approach, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + ire to go, from PIE root *ei to go (see ION (Cf …

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  • 4adit — [ad′it] n. [L aditus, pp. of adire, to approach < ad , to + ire, to go: see EXIT] an approach or entrance; specif., an almost horizontal passageway into a mine …

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  • 5Adit — Gated entrance of an abandoned adit near Medford, Oregon, USA …

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  • 6ADIT — Agence pour la diffusion de l information technologique L Agence pour la diffusion de l information technologique, couramment abrégée par l acronyme Adit, est une entreprise publique française d intelligence économique et stratégique, créée en… …

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  • 7Adit — Agence pour la diffusion de l information technologique L Agence pour la diffusion de l information technologique, couramment abrégée par l acronyme Adit, est une entreprise publique française d intelligence économique et stratégique, créée en… …

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  • 8Adit — Aditya Putra Wijaya (conocido artísticamente como Adit, nacido en Semarang, en Java Central, el 3 de noviembre de 1984) es un cantante indonesio, uno de los finalistas de la competencia de canto Indosiar Fantasy Academia (AFI) , de la segunda… …

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  • 9adit — /ad it/, n. 1. an entrance or a passage. 2. Also called entry. Mining. a nearly horizontal passage leading into a mine. 3. an approach or access. [1595 1605; < L aditus an approach, equiv. to ad AD + i (s. of ire to go) + tus suffix of v. action] …

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  • 10adit — noun /ˈædɪt/ A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine as contrasted to a shaft which is a vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes. The Old Mine is currently&#8230; …

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