inlet
A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuaryA body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
» The waters of the inlet were first charted during the eighteenth century.
Meaning
2 sensesA body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
We hit a bad chop at the inlet.
Seegatt, Meeresarm
зали́вzalív
A passage that leads into a cavity.
Einfahrt, Zugang
- an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
- an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
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. — BW
This bay produces more shellfish for American tables than any other inlet on the West Coast.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent toFrom Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).
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