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Adit vs Sough - What's the difference?

adit | sough |

As nouns the difference between adit and sough

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 sough is a rushing, rustling sound or sough can be a small drain; an adit.

As a verb sough is

to make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.

adit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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]:
  • The Old Mine is currently entered through an upper adit as the main is no longer accessible.
  • * 2008 , Iain M. Banks, Matter , page 445:
  • 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

    * ----

    sough

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a soft rustling or murmuring sound.
  • *1963 , Sterling North, Rascal , Avon Books (softcover), p 101:
  • *:I lay awake for a while that evening, listening to the soughing of the wind high in the pines, realizing sadly that we must now return to civilization.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rushing, rustling sound.
  • * W. Howitt
  • The whispering leaves or solemn sough of the forest.
  • A sigh.
  • (Scotland, obsolete) A vague rumour.
  • (Scotland, obsolete) A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in preaching or praying.
  • See also

    * susurrus

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (whence also (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small drain; an adit.