adit

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English - Turkish
maden galerisi
giriş lağımı
{i} galeri
yatay giriş galerisi
{i} giriş
{i} tünel
maden ocağına giden yatay geçit

Related Terms

adit entrance
galeri girişi
upper adit
Üst maden galerisi, üst tünel galerisi
approach adit
yaklaşım tüneli
drainage adit
(Madencilik) drenaj galerisi
drainage adit
(Madencilik) akaçlama galerisi
exploratory adit
(Madencilik) araştırma tüneli
exploratory adit
(Madencilik) deneme tüneli
mine adit
ocak giriş galerisi
English - English
A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine as contrasted to a shaft which is a vertical entry passage. An adit may be used for ventilation, haulage, drainage, or other purposes

The adit sloped downwards into the bowels of some long-fallen building, following a passage that had silted up when the city had first been buried.

{n} an entrance into a pit or mine, access
A horizontal opening into a mine
a nearly horizontal passage from the surface in a mine
The entrance to a mine; if driven into the earth vertically, or on a steep incline, the adit is called a "shaft"; if driven horizontally, it is called a "tunnel "
A surface opening to an underground mine
The entrance to horizontal tunnels driven into a hill side to gain access to the mineral deposits is termed an adit
Horizontal entrance to a mine slightly inclined to allow drainage of mine
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
A horizontal mine opening, open to the surface at one end
A horizontal passage driven from the surface to work a mine or vein (A tunnel, for example, would be a passage driven to the opposite side of a hill or mountain)
An opening driven horizontally into the side of a mountain or hill for providing access to a mineral deposit Strictly speaking, an adit is open to the atmosphere at one end, a tunnel at both ends
- an entrance to a mine, usually a horizontal entrance rather than a vertical one
horizontal tunnel giving access to underground workings
An opening driven horizontally into the side of a mountain or hill for providing access to a mineral deposit
A horizontal or nearly horizontal passage, driven from the surface, for the working or dewatering of a mine Also referred to as Drift, Shaft, or Portal
A small scale tunnel drilled into a coal seam for prospecting purposes Used by miners to collect samples to determine the coal's properties
Horizontal entrance to a mine, slightly inclined to allow drainage
A nearly horizontal underground excavation in an abutment having an opening in only one end An opening in the face of a dam for access to galleries or operating chambers
A nearly horizontal passage in an underground mine, driven from the surface, by which a mine may be entered, ventilated, or dewatered
a tunnel driven horizontally into a hillside to provide access to a mineral deposit
a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
A horizontal, or near horizontal passage, driven from the surface for the working of the mine
A tunnel driven horizontally into a mountainside providing access to a mineral deposit
A horizontal mine passage usually dug to drain a mine or a mountainside
In mining, an entrance or approach; a horizontal excavation used as an entrance to a mine, or a vent by which ore or water are removed See SHAFT, DRIFT, TUNNEL
Admission; approach; access
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
{i} entrance (especially horizontal passage into mine)
An entrance or passage

Related Terms

adits
plural of adit
adit

    Hyphenation

    ad·it

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    () From Latin aditus ‘entrance, access’, from ad + itus.
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