Definitions for adit

adit ad·it

Spelling: [ad-it]
IPA: /ˈæd ɪt/

Adit is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 5 points.

You can make 34 anagrams from letters in adit (adit).

Definitions for adit

noun

  1. an entrance or a passage.
  2. Also called entry. Mining. a nearly horizontal passage leading into a mine.
  3. an approach or access.

Origin of adit

1595-1605; Latin aditus an approach, equivalent to ad- ad- + -i- (stem of īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action

Examples for adit

“Push the adit right on, if we have to cut every foot of it with the drill,” he said.

Pabo could distinguish the marks of the picks used to excavate the adit.

He doesn't know the difference between an adit and an air-drill.

A few minutes sufficed to bring them to the beach at the mouth of the adit.

The adit of the mine was at the apex of the hill, which drooped off to the north.

Clear away obstacles and open the adit to profitable working?

Not likely; but we can get down to the water and go along the adit.

It is also cheaper to drive an adit than to sink an incline.

Note; an adit is a horizontal shaft driven in from the cliff.

“Why there must be an adit,” cried Hardock, in a tone full of wonder.

Word Value for adit
Scrable

5

Words with friends

5

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