Inlet

Quick meaning: Inlet is a noun meaning A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. A passage that leads into a cavity.
2. (transitive) To let in; admit.
3. (transitive) To insert; inlay.
4. (firearms) To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.

Example Sentences

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.”

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;

Word Forms

• inlets
• inletting

Synonyms for inlet

Depending on context, synonyms include cove, recess.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include recess, cove, entry, entrance, entering, enter.

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