inlet

[in-let, -lit, in-let, in-let]

noun

1. an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.

2. a narrow passage between islands.

3. a place of admission; entrance.

4. something put in or inserted.

verb (used with object)

inlet, inletting 

1. to put in; insert.

inlet

noun

1. a narrow inland opening of the coastline

2. an entrance or opening

3. the act of letting someone or something in

4. something let in or inserted

5. 1. a passage, valve, or part through which a substance, esp a fluid, enters a device or machine

   2. ( as modifier )

      an inlet valve

verb

1. (tr) to insert or inlay

Word History and Origins

Origin of inlet¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; in, let ¹

Example Sentences

A more extensive upgrade that moves the position of that engine’s air inlet is set to be available for new aircraft deliveries.

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Cities built near major bodies of water often create new land by dumping soil and rubble, called landfill, into bays and ocean inlets.

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Near midnight on the night of September 30, 1962, four Soviet submarine commanders walked through thick fog along a wooden pier on Sayda Bay, an inlet of the Barents Sea.

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To mark the occasion, Sheikh Mohamed invited Zhao to his ornate private palace where he typically welcomed foreign dignitaries, hidden from the city across an inlet by a dense bank of trees.

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Airbus outlined three fixes, the most radical of which moves the inlet to the top of the jet and which would reduce “smell in cabin” events by 85%, according to an internal presentation.

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Related Words

• basin 
• estuary 
• fjord