Cook Inlet

American  

noun

1. an inlet of the Gulf of Alaska. 150 miles (240 km) long.

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Cook Inlet British  

noun

1. an inlet of the Pacific on the coast of S Alaska: part of the Gulf of Alaska

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Example Sentences

Alaska’s Cook Inlet, according to some estimates, could supply all the state’s power.

From Scientific American • Oct. 19, 2023

Previously, researchers said the shallow waters of Upper Cook Inlet would work to diminish the power of a tsunami wave.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

An entrenched public perception holds that Anchorage is protected from tsunamis by the long, shallow Cook Inlet.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 15, 2023

Their tsunami model traced the resulting wave toward Anchorage through the long Cook Inlet, which has uncommonly large tides.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 15, 2023

The forests of the coastal region eastward from Cook Inlet, and particularly in south-eastern Alaska, are of fair variety, and of great richness and value.

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