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inlet

noun

in·​let ˈin-ˌlet How to pronounce inlet (audio)
-lət
1
a
: a bay or recess in the shore of a sea, lake, or river
also : creek
b
: a narrow water passage between peninsulas or through a barrier island leading to a bay or lagoon
2
: a way of entering
especially : an opening for intake

Example Sentences

The coast is dotted with tiny inlets. went fishing in the quiet inlets of the coast
Recent Examples on the Web The inlet has the potential to store some four decades’ worth of Japan’s annual emissions, AGDC says. Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 11 June 2022 Once the launch team got into propellant loading, work to fill the large liquid hydrogen tank was stymied by a leak at an 8-inch inlet leading into the tank. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 Aug. 2022 Previous journeys from this inlet have ended in tragedy. Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022 Cangianella steered Atherton out from Port Canaveral to a spot in about 35 feet of water a few miles from the inlet. Ed Killer, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2022 The first: a Parisian dinner party, catered by L’Avenue at Saks Fifth Avenue, all set on a far-reaching table with waterfront views of a scenic inlet. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2022 There are menorahs now on the edges of the inlet where a priest would prepare a sacrament. Anna Deforest, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 The water here is known as the Northern Arm, a jagged inlet off the Atlantic Ocean. Walter Nicklin, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2022 Researchers analyzed ocean turbulence over 14 days in Ría de Pontevedra, a coastal inlet in northeastern Spain. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 24 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

from its letting water in

First Known Use

circa 1576, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of inlet was circa 1576

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