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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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