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inlet en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈɪnlət/

Etymology

From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).

Meanings

1. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
   • We hit a bad chop at the inlet.
2. A passage that leads into a cavity.
   • 1748. David Hume, An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15. by opening this new inlet for sensations, you also open an inlet for the ideas;

Forms

Deriveds

inleted · Ponce Inlet · inlet manifold · inlet valve

Hypernyms

body of water · landform

Hyponyms

fjord · marsh · lagoon · channel · estuary · canal · cove · bay · sound

Synonyms

inlet · mere

Translations (51)

ar ثَغْر بَحْرِيّ (body of water let into a coast) · is vogur (body of water let into a coast) · mi tomokanga (a passage into something) · nl inham (body of water let into a coast) · ja 入口 (a passage into something) · ru зали́в (body of water let into a coast) · ja 入り江 (body of water let into a coast) · gl abra (body of water let into a coast) · fr admission (a passage into something) · mi matatikerewhanga (body of water let into a coast) · fr arrivée (a passage into something) · cy cilfach (body of water let into a coast) · fi lahti (body of water let into a coast) · tr koy (body of water let into a coast) · fi sisäänkäynti (a passage into something) · de Zugang (a passage into something) · mi tomonga (a passage into something) · ota كورفز (body of water let into a coast) · es ensenada (body of water let into a coast) · fa شیل (body of water let into a coast) · scn cala (body of water let into a coast) · th อ่าว (body of water let into a coast) · ta வாயில் (a passage into something) · fr crique (body of water let into a coast) · la fenestra (body of water let into a coast) · it estuario (body of water let into a coast) · fr bras de rivière (body of water let into a coast) · es entrada (a passage into something) · tr körfez (body of water let into a coast) · de Einfahrt (a passage into something) · la aestuarium (body of water let into a coast) · de Meeresarm (body of water let into a coast) · hu öböl (body of water let into a coast) · pt entrada (a passage into something) · pt enseada (body of water let into a coast) · de Seegatt (body of water let into a coast) · fr prise (a passage into something) · it insenatura (body of water let into a coast) · mk за́лив (body of water let into a coast) · ja 江 (body of water let into a coast) · scn porta (a passage into something) · es acceso (a passage into something) · et abajas (body of water let into a coast) · ar ثَغْر (body of water let into a coast) · scn trasuta (a passage into something) · ca grau (body of water let into a coast) · ca cala (body of water let into a coast) · ja 浦 (body of water let into a coast) · et sisselase (a passage into something) · is vík (body of water let into a coast) · pdt Bucht (body of water let into a coast)

inlet en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈlɛt/

Etymology

From Middle English inleten, equivalent to in- + let. Cognate with Dutch inlaten (“to let in, admit”), Low German inlaten (“to let in”), German einlassen (“to admit, let in”), Swedish inlåta (“to enter, engage”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To let in; admit.
2. (transitive) To insert; inlay.
   • The team said that many of the bones unearthed were the remains of children, leading them to believe the practice of deforming skulls “may have been inlet and dangerous.” 2012 December 17, “Archeologists Unearth Alien-Like Skulls In A Mexico Cemetery”, in RedOrbit, retrieved 13 Mar 2013:
3. To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.

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