inlet
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.
to put in; insert.
Origin of inlet
1Words that may be confused with inlet
Words Nearby inlet
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use inlet in a sentence
Again, only about a 15-minute drive from downtown, and I was immersed in nature, this time surrounded by lagoons, sandbars and inlets.
In France, Narbonne takes a turn in the international spotlight | Sylvie Bigar | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostMacDonnell’s getaway was on a Delaware barrier island with a view of a small town across an inlet to the west.
In the galleries: A multi-sensory exhibit with cherry blossoms and a dire warning | Mark Jenkins | July 30, 2021 | Washington PostFrom there, paddle out southward to the Turnagain Arm bore tide, an up to ten-foot wave that usually occurs twice daily, when the incoming ocean tide meets the outgoing water from the inlet.
Expect to spin up to 55 miles a day, cruising along rugged inlets, past award-winning vineyards, and into soaring alps.
I tested this kayak in the back of a new inlet cut by Hurricane Sandy through a barrier beach on Long Island’s South Shore.
This motorized kayak can drive itself | By Nate Matthews/Outdoor Life | August 28, 2020 | Popular-Science
Fraser River, False Creek, Burrard inlet—all those regions around there are somewhat semi-enclosed.
In an inlet north of Pensacola Beach, his crew sighted more tar balls.
Four miles to the north of Smoky Cape is an inlet having a bar harbour, on which there is but eight feet water.
The western side of the inlet is occupied by a bank of clay, that dries at low water.
The harbour, formed by the estuary of the river and Yellow Mill Pond, an inlet, is excellent.
It, too, lay in a narrow valley between rugged mountains at the head of a deep inlet.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonOn the 7th, off New River inlet, we discovered a small sail standing to the northward.
British Dictionary definitions for inlet
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
(tr) to insert or inlay
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse