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   adit
   [n] - a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=adit
   
   
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   Adit
   Horizontal entrance to a mine, slightly inclined to allow drainage.
   Found op http://www.leadminingmuseum.co.uk/Glossary.htm
   
   
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   Adit
   A tunnel designed to extract materials, such as minerals or coal, from underground, or to drain existing mines by sloping slightly upwards from the entrance. Adits are therefore self-draining.
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   Adit
   Ad'it noun [ Latin aditus , from 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 ...
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/29
   
   
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   adit
   noun a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=adit
   
   
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   Adit
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) Admission; approach; access.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/adit/
   
   
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   adit
   a horizontal or near-horizontal passage driven from the Earth`s surface into the side of a ridge or mountain for the purpose of working, ventilating, ... [3 related articles]
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/19
   
   
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   Adit
   An adit is an entrance to an underground mine which is horizontal or nearly horizontal, by which the mine can be entered, drained of water, and ventilated. ==Construction== Adits are driven into the side of a hill or mountain, and are often used when an ore body is located inside the mountain but a...
   Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adit
   
   
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   Adit
   A nearly horizontal passage from the surface by which a mine is entered and dewatered. A blind horizontal opening into a mountain, with only one entrance.
   Found op http://www.coaleducation.org/glossary.htm
   
   
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    adit
    adit (ăd'it) , in mining, underground passage excavated nearly horizontally, with one end open to the earth's surface, usually used to service a mine. The adit end is the furthermost end from the surface, i.e., the location where miners work. The adit collar is the area where an adit opens...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0802505.html
    
    
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    Adit
    An adit is a more or less horizontal opening, giving access to the shaft of a mine. It is made to slope gradually from the farthest point in the interior to the mouth, and by means of it the principal drainage is usually carried on.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AA.HTM
    
    
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    Adit
    Horizontal access shaft to a deposit inside a mountain.
    Found op http://www.metalbulletin.com/Glossary.html
    
    
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    adit
    1) Big john's way out 2) Collier.s route 3) Collier's entrance 4) Collier's portal 5) Collier's way in 6) Colliers' entry 7) Colliery entrance 8) Colliery opening 9) Comstock entrance 10) Entrance 11) Entrance for clementin...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/adit/1
    
    

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