adit

Example Sentences

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"As soon as you go in through that adit, you could literally be back in the 1800s," he said.

From BBC

The kiosk nearby describes this as an “adit,” a short tunnel that was used to gain access to the center of one of the twin tunnels during construction.

From Seattle Times

Fluke said he noticed two collapsed mine adits, or what appear to be, while hiking in Cardiff that he brought to the attention of other state agencies and the EPA.

From Washington Times

Garrett Wake, Division of Minerals southern Nevada chief, classified Roman’s home as an adit - a horizontal opening in a hillside that he said didn’t present much of a danger.

From Washington Times

I lean back, reach under and ahead of me, find the adit’s edge with my fingers, pull through, look up––and am stopped dead.

From The New Yorker