Am 15.05.2017 um 14:37 schrieb Andy Townsend:
On 15/05/2017 12:59, Zecke wrote:
An "adit" is by definition an /entrance /to a subterranean gallery or
drift.
Er, no - at least not according to my understanding of the term as it
is used locally to me in England.
Well, I'm no native English speaker, so I have to rely on what they're
saying. I found however: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adit
So they write:
An *adit* (from Latin /aditus/, entrance)^[1]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adit#cite_note-ac-1> is an entrance to an
underground mine <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underground_mine> which
is horizontal or nearly horizontal,^[2]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adit#cite_note-2> by which the mine can
be entered, drained of water,^[3]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adit#cite_note-3> ventilated, and
minerals extracted at the lowest convenient level.
Maybe I misinterpreted this.
Carsten
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