adit
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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
An angry glitter came into his eyes, and his face grew set, as, placing a lighted candle in his hat, he moved forward into the black adit.
From Thurston of Orchard Valley by W. Herbert Dunton
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