inlet

(ĭn'lĕt', -lĭt)
n.

1. 1. A recess, such as a bay or cove, along a coast.
   2. A stream or bay leading inland, as from the ocean; an estuary.
   3. A narrow passage of water, as between two islands.
   4. A drainage passage, as to a culvert.
2. An opening providing a means of entrance or intake.

[IN¹ + LET¹.]

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noun

A body of water partly enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea: bay¹, bight, cove. See territory.

n

Definition: sea
Antonyms: outlet

IN BRIEF: A small body of water leading into a larger.

There are continents and seas in the moral world, to which every man is an isthmus or inlet, yet unexplored by him. — Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), American philosopher & naturalist, writer.

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An entrance or orifice for the admission of a fluid. The term normally is used with other words as a prefix, such as in inlet air, inlet air temperature, inlet casing, inlet duct, inlet guide van, inlet port, inlet valve, etc. See inlet case.

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A means or route of entrance.

• pelvic i. — see pelvic inlet.

For a list of words related to inlet, see:

• Coastal Land, Islands, and the Sea - inlet: indent in shoreline, esp. narrow passage between points of land or islands, often forming entrance to lagoon
• Airframe and Engines - inlet: throat

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indløb, indgang, åbning, ventil, fjord, vig

Nederlands (Dutch)
inlaat, inham, inlegsel

Français (French)
n. - bras de mer, crique, bras de fleuve, (Tech) arrivée, admission (d'air, de fuel)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einlaß(öffnung), Bucht

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - είσοδος, πρόσβαση, (γεωγρ.) αγκάλη, ορμίσκος

Italiano (Italian)
insenatura, piccola baia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - entrada (f), braço (m) de mar

Русский (Russian)
вставлять, входное отверстие, узкий морской залив

Español (Spanish)
n. - ensenada, cala

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sund, havsarm, ingång, inlopp, infällning (t.ex. av tyg)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
进口, 水湾, 入口

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 進口, 水灣, 入口

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 후미, 입구, 삽입물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 入り江, 入り口, 引き入れ口, はめ込んだ物, 入口

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدخل, خليج صغير, رفرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפרץ צר, לשון-ים, דבר מוכנס, כניסה, דבר תחוב‬

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