inlet

in·let

 (ĭn′lĕt′, -lĭt)

n.

1.

a. A recess, such as a bay or cove, along a coast.

b. A stream or bay leading inland, as from the ocean; an estuary.

c. A narrow passage of water, as between two islands.

d. A drainage passage, as to a culvert.

2. An opening providing a means of entrance or intake.

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[in + let.]

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inlet

n

1. (Physical Geography) 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. (Mechanical Engineering)

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

b. (as modifier): an inlet valve.

vb, -lets, -letting or -let

(tr) to insert or inlay

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in•let

(n. ˈɪn lɛt, -lɪt; v. ˈɪnˌlɛt, ɪnˈlɛt)

n., v. -let, -let•ting. n.

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

2. a narrow passage between islands.

3. an entrance.

4. something put in or inserted.

v.t.

5. to put in; insert.

[1560–70; in + let¹]

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inlet

Past participle: inlet
Gerund: inletting

Imperative

inlet

inlet

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	inlet - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) recess body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" cove - a small inlet fiord, fjord - a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land loch - a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked) sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
	2.	inlet - an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container intake air horn - air intake of a carburetor opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" siamese connection, siamese - an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building

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inlet

noun

1. bay, creek, cove, passage, entrance, fjord, bight, ingress, sea loch (Scot.), arm of the sea, firth or frith (Scot.) a sheltered inlet

2. vent, opening, hole, passage, duct, flue a blocked water inlet

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inlet

noun

A body of water partly enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea:

bay, bight, cove.

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Translations

شَرْم، مَدْخَل، مَنْفَذ

zátoka

vig

Buchtkleine Bucht

anse

keskeny öböl

vík, vogur

insenaturaimmissario [di fiume]

neliels līcis

kil

koyküçük körfez

小湾

inlet

[ˈɪnlet]

A. N

1. (Geog) → ensenada f, entrante m

2. (Tech) → admisión f, entrada f

B. CPD inlet pipe N → tubo m de entrada
inlet valve N → válvula f de admisión or entrada

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inlet

[ˈɪnlət] n

(from the sea) → crique f
rocky inlets → criques rocheuses

[machine] → arrivée f water inlet, air inletinlet pipe n → tuyau m d'arrivée

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

inlet

n

(of sea) → Meeresarm m; (of river) → Flussarm m

(Tech) → Zuleitung f; (of ventilator) → Öffnung f

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inlet

:

inlet pipe

n → Zuleitung (→ srohr nt) f

inlet valve

n → Einlassventil nt

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inlet

[ˈɪnˌlɛt] n

a. (Geog) → insenatura, baia; (of sea) → braccio di mare

b. (Tech) → apertura di ammissione

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inlet

(ˈinlit) noun

a small bay in the coastline of a sea, lake etc. There are several pretty inlets suitable for bathing. inham شَرْم، مَدْخَل، مَنْفَذ залив enseada zátoka kleine Bucht vig όρμος, κολπίσκος cala, ensenada abajas خلیج کوچک lahdelma anse מִפרָצוֹן पतली खाडी़, उपखाड़ी uvala keskeny öböl teluk kecil vík, vogur baia, insenatura 入江 좁은 해협, 작은 만 įlankėlė neliels līcis serokan inhamkil, vik zatoczka خوله ، ننوتوخى، مدخل ، دسيند د اوبو هغه برخه چه په وچه كى نرۍ ننوتلى وى، اوب تړانګه (ابنا enseada golfuleţ узкии залив, бухта zátoka majhen zaliv zaton liten vik ปากน้ำ koy, küçük körfez 小灣 вузька морська затока, бухта آبنائے جو سمندر یا دریا سے نکلے vịnh; lạch 小湾

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