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• adit — (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 …   Etymology dictionary

• adit — [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 …   English World dictionary

• Adit — 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}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Adit Nunatak — (coord|65|54|S|62|48|W|) is a nunatak 3 miles (4.8 km) west northwest of Mount Alibi on the north side of Leppard Glacier, in Graham Land. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955. Named adit (an entrance) by United Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• adit — /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] …   Universalium

• approach — Synonyms and related words: MO, access, accomplish, accomplishment, accordance, accost, achieve, achievement, act on, address, adit, advance, advances, advent, advise, agreement, air lock, algorithm, alikeness, alliance, analogy, answer,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• adit — noun Etymology: Latin aditus approach, from adire to go to, from ad + ire to go more at issue Date: 1602 a nearly horizontal passage from the surface in a mine …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• adit — Synonyms and related words: access, admission, admittance, air lock, approach, channel, conduit, corridor, course, ditch, duct, egress, entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway, exit, gangplank, gangway, hall, in, ingress, inlet, intake,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• adit — [ adɪt] noun an access or drainage passage leading horizontally into a mine. Origin C17: from L. aditus approach, entrance …   English new terms dictionary

• approach — I. v. n. 1. Come, draw near, draw nigh, come near, be at hand. 2. [With to.] Approximate, come nearly up, be nearly equal. II. v. a. 1. Bring near, carry toward, advance, push forward. 2. Come or draw near or nigh (to), go near …   New dictionary of synonyms

• adit — ad•it [[t]ˈæd ɪt[/t]] n. min a nearly horizontal passage leading into a mine • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L aditus an approach …   From formal English to slang