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inlet

noun, verb — 5 senses

inlet

noun

/ˈɪnlət/

Etymology From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).

1

A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.

  • We hit a bad chop at the inlet.
2

A passage that leads into a cavity.

  • 1748. David Hume, An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15. by opening this new inlet for sensations, you also open an inlet for the ideas;
Synonyms
inlet
Derived terms
inleted, inlet manifold, inlet valve, Ponce Inlet
Hypernyms
body of water, landform
Hyponyms
bay, cove, fjord, estuary, sound, lagoon, marsh, canal, channel

inlet

verb

/ɪnˈlɛt/

Etymology From Middle English inleten, equivalent to in- + let. Cognate with Dutch inlaten (“to let in, admit”), Low German inlaten (“to let in”), German einlassen (“to admit, let in”), Swedish inlåta (“to enter, engage”).

1

To let in; admit.

2

To insert; inlay.

  • The team said that many of the bones unearthed were the remains of children, leading them to believe the practice of deforming skulls “may have been inlet and dangerous.”2012 December 17, “Archeologists Unearth Alien-Like Skulls In A Mexico Cemetery”, in RedOrbit, retrieved 13 Mar 2013:
3

Engineering, Firearms, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, Tools, War, Weaponry To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.

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