I.a going away, departure.
I. Lit., in abstr. (class.): “cum videam miserum hunc tam excruciarier ejus abitu,” Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 5; 4, 4, 24; Lucr. 1, 457 and 677; * Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 54, § 125; Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 311 al.—
II. Transf., in concr., the place through which one goes, the outlet, place of egress (as aditus, of entrance): “omnemque abitum custode coronant,” they surround the outlet with guards, Verg. A. 9, 380; so in plur.: “circumjecta vehicula sepserant abitus,” barricaded the passages out, Tac. A. 14, 37.
