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inlet
[in-let, -lit, in-let, in-let]
noun
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
a narrow passage between islands.
a place of admission; entrance.
something put in or inserted.
verb (used with object)
to put in; insert.
inlet
noun
a narrow inland opening of the coastline
an entrance or opening
the act of letting someone or something in
something let in or inserted
a passage, valve, or part through which a substance, esp a fluid, enters a device or machine
( as modifier )
an inlet valve
verb
(tr) to insert or inlay
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
The quarantine area extends along the California coastline from Oregon to the Mexican border — including all bays, inlets and harbors in Los Angeles County, according to public health officials.
On Monday HM Coastguard said some were beginning to wash up around The Wash – a large inlet of the North Sea stretching from just south of Skegness to near Hunstanton, in Norfolk.
The Wash is a large inlet of the North Sea stretching from south of Skegness, in Lincolnshire, to near Hunstanton, in Norfolk.
The Wash, where pellets have been spotted, is a large inlet of the North Sea which stretches from just south of Skegness, in Lincolnshire, to a point near Hunstanton, in Norfolk.
Unakleet and Nome are about 150 miles from each other across Norton Sound, an inlet of the Bering Sea on Alaska's western coast.
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