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inlet
[ noun in-let, -lit; verb in-let, in-let ]
noun
- an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- a narrow passage between islands.
- a place of admission; entrance.
- something put in or inserted.
verb (used with object)
- to put in; insert.
inlet
noun
- a narrow inland opening of the coastline
- an entrance or opening
- the act of letting someone or something in
- something let in or inserted
- a passage, valve, or part through which a substance, esp a fluid, enters a device or machine
- ( as modifier )
an inlet valve
verb
- tr to insert or inlay
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Fraser River, False Creek, Burrard Inlet—all those regions around there are somewhat semi-enclosed.
In an inlet north of Pensacola Beach, his crew sighted more tar balls.
Four miles to the north of Smoky Cape is an inlet having a bar harbour, on which there is but eight feet water.
The western side of the inlet is occupied by a bank of clay, that dries at low water.
The harbour, formed by the estuary of the river and Yellow Mill Pond, an inlet, is excellent.
It, too, lay in a narrow valley between rugged mountains at the head of a deep inlet.
On the 7th, off New River Inlet, we discovered a small sail standing to the northward.
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