inlet
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inlet¹
- /ˈɪnlət/
Where it comes from
From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).
noun inlets
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A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
We hit a bad chop at the inlet.
Similar: mere
- 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
Similar: inlet
inlet²
- /ɪnˈlɛt/
Where it comes from
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”).
verb inlets · inletting · inlet
- To let in; admit.
- 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.”
- To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: recess, cove, entry, entrance, entering, enter, ingress, admission, admittance, input, arrival, coming, inbound, incoming, come, introduction
noun
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Translations
Talk about this word "inlet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/inlet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. inlet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/inlet "inlet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/inlet.Cite this
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