adit

Significat (Anglès)

A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine, as contrasted with a shaft or vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes.

Conceptes

boca

entrada

Sinònims

gallery

entrance

entry

driveway

gangway

tunnel

stulm

Traduccions

boca

galerie

cunicolo

galleria

toegang

entrada

socavón

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المدخل

galeri

Stollen

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈæ.dɪt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Borrowed from Latin aditus (“entrance, access”), from ad (“to, up to”) + itus (“going, departure”).