inlet
To let in; admitTo let in; admit.
» The waters of the inlet were first charted during the eighteenth century.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To let in; admit.
(transitive)To insert; inlay.
To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.
Examples
3 sentencesThe waters of the inlet were first charted during the eighteenth century.
This inlet is protected from the storms that pass across the open ocean.
ruЭтот залив защищен от штормов, которые проходят через океан.
This bay produces more shellfish for American tables than any other inlet on the West Coast.
Origin
From Middle English inleten, equivalent to in- + let. Cognate with Dutch inlaten (“to letFrom Middle English inleten, equivalent to in- + let. Cognate with Dutch inlaten (“to let in, admit”), Low German inlaten (“to let in”), German einlassen (“to admit, let in”), Swedish inlåta (“to enter, engage”).
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Forms
inlets, inletting, inlet, inletLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle