inlet

CEFRB2

/ˈɪnlət/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small arm of sea, lake, or river reaching into land.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A passage that leads into a cavity.

Examples

  • The waters of the inlet were first charted during the eighteenth century.

  • This inlet is protected from the storms that pass across the open ocean.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈlɛt/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To let in; admit.

  2. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.

More examples

In context

  • 1748. David Hume, An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15. by opening this new inlet for se...

  • 1748. David Hume, An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15. by opening this new inlet for sensations, you also open an inlet for the ideas;

  • 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.”

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The fishermen brought their catch to a small blank on the coast.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).