INLET

intake, inlet

(noun) an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

inlet, recess

(noun) an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

inlet (third-person singular simple present inlets, present participle inletting, simple past and past participle inlet)

(transitive) To let in; admit.

(transitive) To insert; inlay.

Etymology 2

Noun

inlet (plural inlets)

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

A passage that leads into a cavity.

Anagrams

• ELINT, Intel, enlit, intel, leint, let in

Source: Wiktionary


In"let, n.

1. A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance. Doors and windows,inlets of men and of light. Sir H. Wotton.

2. A bay or recess,as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands.

3. That which is let in or inland; an inserted material.

Note: Inlet is also usewd adjectively,as in inlet pipe, inlet valve, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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