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

• Water level — Level Lev el (l[e^]v [e^]l), n. [OE. level, livel, OF. livel, F. niveau, fr. L. libella level, water level, a plumb level, dim. of libra pound, measure for liquids, balance, water poise, level. Cf. {Librate}, {Libella}.] 1. A line or surface to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Great County Adit — The Great County Adit, sometimes called the County Adit, or the Great Adit was a system of interconnected adits that helped drain water from the tin and copper mines in the Gwennap area of Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. Construction started in… …   Wikipedia

• Upper Harz Water Tunnels — Exit portal of the Lower Hasenbach Tunnel Slag brick walls in the Franz August Tunnel …   Wikipedia

• drift — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tunnel — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Monte Cristo Gold Mine — Coordinates: 34°21′N 118°05′W / 34.35°N 118.08°W / 34.35; 118.08 The Monte Cristo Gold Mine (Spanish for Mountain of Christ Gold Mi …   Wikipedia

• Mine exploration — This article is about visiting mines. For searching for minerals, see Mineral exploration. Mine exploration is a hobby in which people visit abandoned mines, quarries, and sometimes operational mines. Enthusiasts usually engage in such activities …   Wikipedia

• tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction        Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening …   Universalium