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• Inlet — In let, n. 1. A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance; especially, a narrow waterway leading into a harbor. [1913 Webster] Doors and windows, inlets of men and of light. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] 2. A …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• inlet — [in′let΄, in let′; ] for n. [ in′let΄, in′lət] vt. inlet, inletting [ME inletan: see IN 1 & LET1] to inlay or insert n. [ME inlate < the v.] 1 …   English World dictionary

• inlet — 1570s, narrow opening into a coast, arm of the sea, a special use of M.E. inleten to let in (c.1300), from IN (Cf. in) + LET (Cf. let) (v.). In this sense said by old sources to be originally a Kentish term …   Etymology dictionary

• inlet — [[t]ɪ̱nlet[/t]] inlets 1) N COUNT An inlet is a narrow strip of water which goes from a sea or lake into the land. ...a sheltered inlet. 2) N COUNT: usu n N An inlet is a part of a machine through which a flow of liquid enters. ...a blocked water …   English dictionary

• narrow — adj 1. slender, thin, slim, spare, slight, gracile, narrow as an arrow, thin as six o clock, slender as a thread; tapered, drawn out, fine drawn, attenuated; narrowish, isthmian, narrow gauged. 2. meager, scant, scanty, sparse, scrimpy, exiguous; …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Inlet — An inlet is a narrow body of water between islands or leading inland from a larger body of water, often leading to an enclosed body of water, such as a sound, bay, lagoon or marsh. In sea coasts an inlet usually refers to the actual connection… …   Wikipedia

• inlet — n. /in let, lit/; v. /in let , in let /, n., v., inlet, inletting. n. 1. an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm. 2. a narrow passage between islands. 3. a place of admission; entrance. 4. something put in or… …   Universalium

• inlet — noun /ˈɪnlət / (say inluht) 1. an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow, or a narrow passage between islands. 2. a place of admission; an entrance. 3. something put in or inserted. –verb (t) /ɪnˈlɛt/ (say in let) (inlet, inletting)… …  

• inlet — in|let [ˈınlet, ˈınlıt] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Because it lets water in] 1.) a narrow area of water that reaches from the sea or a lake into the land ▪ There are several sheltered inlets along the coast. 2.) the part of a machine through… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• inlet — UK [ˈɪnlət] / US noun [countable] Word forms inlet : singular inlet plural inlets 1) a long narrow area of water that continues into the land from a lake or sea 2) a tube through which a liquid or gas goes into a machine …   English dictionary

• inlet — in·let || ɪnlet n. narrow opening through which water flows into an area of land, narrow arm of the sea, recessed area along a shoreline; narrow passage between islands; entrance …   English contemporary dictionary