What does inlet mean?

Definitions for inlet
ˈɪn lɛt, -lɪt; ˈɪnˌlɛt, ɪnˈlɛtin·let

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word inlet.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. inlet, recessnoun

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

  2. intake, inletnoun

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Inletnoun

    Passage; place of ingress; entrance.

    Etymology: in and let.

    Doors and windows, inlets of men and of light, I couple together, because I find their dimensions brought under one. Henry Wotton.

    She through the porch and inlet of each sense
    Dropt in ambrosial oils till she reviv'd. John Milton.

    I desire any one to assign any simple idea, which is not received from one of these inlets. John Locke.

    A fine bargain indeed, to part with all our commodious ports, which the greater the inlet is are so much the better, for the imaginary pleasure of a streight shore. Richard Bentley.

    Inlets amongst broken lands and islands, rocks and shoals. Henry Ellis, Voyage.

Wikipedia

  1. Inlet

    An inlet is a (usually long and narrow) indentation of a shoreline, such as a small arm, bay, sound, fjord, lagoon or marsh, that leads to an enclosed larger body of water such as a lake, estuary, gulf or marginal sea.

ChatGPT

  1. inlet

    An inlet is a narrow body of water extending into the land from a larger water body such as a sea, ocean, lake, or river. It can also refer to a place or opening where something (such as a liquid or gas) is allowed to enter, especially into a machine or a system.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Inletnoun

    a passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance

  2. Inletnoun

    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. Inletnoun

    that which is let in or inland; an inserted material

Wikidata

  1. Inlet

    An inlet 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 between a bay and the ocean and is often called an "entrance" or a recession in the shore of a sea, lake, or river. A certain kind of inlet created by glaciation is a fjord, typically but not always in mountainous coastlines and also in montane lakes. Complexes of large inlets or fjords may be called sounds, e.g., Puget Sound, Howe Sound, Karmsund. Some fjord-type inlets are called canals, e.g., Portland Canal, Lynn Canal, Hood Canal, and some are channels, e.g., Dean Channel and Douglas Channel.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Inlet

    in′let, n. a passage by which one is let in: place of ingress: a small bay.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. inlet

    A term in some cases synonymous with cove and creek (which see), in contradistinction to outlet, when speaking of the supply and discharge of lakes and broad waters, or an opening in the land, forming a passage to any inclosed water.

Editors Contribution

  1. inlet

    A connection or link from a specific bay to the sea or ocean

    The local inlet on the coast is beautiful to explore


    Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

Matched Categories

How to pronounce inlet?

How to say inlet in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of inlet in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of inlet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of inlet in a Sentence

  1. Edmund Burke:

    The great inlet by which a colour for oppression has entered into the world is by one man's pretending to determine concerning the happiness of another.

  2. Captain Dave Bender:

    We were trolling, about 70 miles from Manasquan Inlet, for Bluefin tuna, and we hooked a very nice fish, we did n’t see Captain Dave Bender, but we could n’t gain much on Captain Dave Bender.

  3. Facebook Wednesday:

    The storm generates a wave that moves towards the shore, and is amplified by a shallow continental shelf and inlet, bay, or other coastal feature.

  4. Metro Vancouver:

    All south shore of the Burrard inlet port operations have been shut down, including rail and truck access.

  5. Nick Korniloff:

    We requested when he was out in the water, that he fish the river and Intracoastal (Waterway), he could go as far as the rocks and inlet.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

inlet#10000#12744#100000

Translations for inlet

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for inlet »

Translation

Find a translation for the inlet definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"inlet." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/inlet>.

Discuss these inlet definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for inlet? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Image or illustration of

    inlet

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    add details to
    A embellish
    B transpire
    C abduct
    D summon

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for inlet: