Inlet

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A recess, such as a bay or cove, along a coast.
  • noun. A stream or bay leading inland, as from the ocean; an estuary.
  • noun. A narrow passage of water, as between two islands.
  • noun. A drainage passage, as to a culvert.
  • noun. An opening providing a means of entrance or intake.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To let in; admit.
  • To insert; inlay.
  • noun. A passage or opening by which an inclosed place may be entered; place of ingress; entrance.
  • noun. A waterway leading into a sea or lake, and forming part of it; a strip of water running from a larger body into the land; a creek; a channel.
  • noun. Inserted material.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance
  • noun. A bay or recess, as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands.
  • noun. That which is let in or inlaid; an inserted material.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To let in; admit.
  • verb. To insert; inlay.
  • noun. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
  • noun. A passage that leads into a cavity.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
  • noun. an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
  • Word Usage
    "A Gentleman refers to Cordelia in eremite terms: she "redeems inlet from a ubiquitous curse" of sinfulness so dramatically demonstrated in Lear's elder daughters."
    cross-reference
    entrance  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bay  cove  creek  drain  estuary  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    access  adit  air lock  aisle  alley  
    verb-form
    inlets  inletting