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 • Nov. 6, 2021

Once the tunnel was in use, the adit served as a ventilation shaft.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021

Lina points to a low tunnel leading off the main passage, an access adit perhaps two feet high.

From The New Yorker • May 23, 2019

The solar panels are intended for just the adit of the shaft, Bierman said.

From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2016

Furthermore, an adit will obviate the installation and use of hoisting machinery, and thus there may be maintained a greater efficiency in the operating expense of the mine than would be possible with a shaft.

From The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines by Hoskin, Arthur J.