Inlet Meaning
/ˈɪnlət/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
nounA passage that leads into a cavity.
Sentence Examples
This inlet is protected from the storms that pass across the open ocean.
The waters of the inlet were first charted during the eighteenth century.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The fishermen brought their catch to a small ____ on the coast.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The small fishing boat sailed slowly into the quiet ____ to escape from the rough sea waves.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The team said that many of the bones unearthed were the remains of children, leading them to believe the practice of deforming skulls “may have been inlet and dangerous.”"
— 2012 December 17, “Archeologists Unearth Alien-Like Skulls In A Mexico Cemetery”, in RedOrbit, retrieved 13 Mar 2013:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The fishermen brought their catch to a small ____ on the coast.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The small fishing boat sailed slowly into the quiet ____ to escape from the rough sea waves.