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horizontal entrance shaft to an underground mine
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adit

Summary

adit has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • adit is a type of mine opening[2].
  • adit's Commons category is recorded as Adits[3].
  • adit is the opposite of mine shaft[4].
  • adit comprises adit entrance[5].
  • adit's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as man_made=adit[6].
  • adit's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • adit's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[8].
  • adit's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • adit's different from is recorded as Stollen[10].

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Definition and Type

adit is a type of mine opening[2]. adit is the opposite of mine shaft[4].

Use and Application

adit comprises adit entrance[5].

Why It Matters

adit has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] adit is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → adit entrance
    Different from → Stollen
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0228594-podzemni-stoly, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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