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in·let
(ĭn′lĕt′, -lĭt)n.
1.
a. A recess, such as a bay or cove, along a coast.
b. A stream or bay leading inland, as from the ocean; an estuary.
c. A narrow passage of water, as between two islands.
d. A drainage passage, as to a culvert.
2. An opening providing a means of entrance or intake.
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inlet
n
1. (Physical Geography) a narrow inland opening of the coastline
2. an entrance or opening
3. the act of letting someone or something in
4. something let in or inserted
5. (Mechanical Engineering)
a. a passage, valve, or part through which a substance, esp a fluid, enters a device or machine
b. (as modifier): an inlet valve.
vb, -lets, -letting or -let
(tr) to insert or inlay
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in•let
(n. ˈɪn lɛt, -lɪt; v. ˈɪnˌlɛt, ɪnˈlɛt)n., v. -let, -let•ting. n.
1. an indentation of a shoreline, usu. long and narrow; small bay or arm.
2. a narrow passage between islands.
3. an entrance.
4. something put in or inserted.
v.t. 5. to put in; insert.
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Past participle: inlet
Gerund: inletting
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Noun | 1. | inlet - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" cove - a small inlet lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land loch - a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked) sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land |
2. | inlet - an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container air horn - air intake of a carburetor opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" siamese connection, siamese - an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building |
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inlet
noun
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Translations
شَرْم، مَدْخَل، مَنْفَذ
zátoka
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keskeny öböl
vík, vogur
neliels līcis
koyküçük körfez
inlet
[ˈɪnlet]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
inlet
[ˈɪnlət] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
inlet
[ˈɪnˌlɛt] na. (Geog) → insenatura, baia; (of sea) → braccio di mare
b. (Tech) → apertura di ammissione
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inlet
(ˈinlit) noun a small bay in the coastline of a sea, lake etc. There are several pretty inlets suitable for bathing.
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