inlet
noun
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
inlets
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pluralof inlet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Another entry point is the 400-mile Guadalquivir River, a labyrinthine waterway of channels and inlets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The whales feast all summer long, and only then embark on a 6,000-mile journey south to Mexico, where females calve and nurse their young in the warm and protected inlets along the Baja Peninsula.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2024
Suddenly, at the beach, there was life everywhere: fish frothing in the surf, fish flooding inlets.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
Officials urged residents to shut off their water heater inlets to conserve water.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 15, 2024
All the darkened inlets and corridors that stretched into the carnival’s back alleys seemed to writhe and simmer.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
