Adit vs Alit - What's the difference?
adit | alit |
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.
* 2006 , Mike Hetman, IronMiners.com [http://www.ironminers.com/ironmines/old-mine-1.htm]:
* 2008 , Iain M. Banks, Matter , page 445:
(alight)
(with from) To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage; to dismount.
(with on) To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop.
To come or chance (upon).
To light; light up; illuminate.
To set light to; light.
Lit, on fire, switched on.
(figuratively) Lit; on fire, burning.
As nouns the difference between adit and alit
is that adit is 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 while alit is faith, trust, reliance.adit
English
Noun
(en noun)- The Old Mine is currently entered through an upper adit as the main is no longer accessible.
- 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.
References
* ----alit
English
Verb
(head)Anagrams
* ----alight
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) alighten, from (etyl) .Etymology 2
From (etyl) alighten, from (etyl) .Verb
- Passengers are alighting from the carriage
- A flying bird alights on a tree
- Snow alights on a roof .
Etymology 3
From (etyl) alighten, from (etyl) .Verb
Etymology 4
From (etyl) alight, from (etyl) *. See above.Alternative forms
*Adjective
(-)- The sticks were damp and wouldn't catch alight .
- Her face was alight with happiness.