Inlet
11inlet — An entrance or orifice for the admission of a fluid. The term normally is used with other words as a prefix, such as in inlet air, inlet air temperature, inlet casing, inlet duct, inlet guide van, inlet port, inlet valve, etc. See inlet case …
12inlet — [[t]ɪ̱nlet[/t]] inlets 1) N COUNT An inlet is a narrow strip of water which goes from a sea or lake into the land. ...a sheltered inlet. 2) N COUNT: usu n N An inlet is a part of a machine through which a flow of liquid enters. ...a blocked water …
13Inlet — An inlet is a narrow body of water between islands or leading inland from a larger body of water, often leading to an enclosed body of water, such as a sound, bay, lagoon or marsh. In sea coasts an inlet usually refers to the actual connection… …
14inlet — noun a) A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary. by opening this new inlet for sensations, you also open an inlet for the ideas; b) A passage …
15inlet — in|let [ˈınlet, ˈınlıt] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Because it lets water in] 1.) a narrow area of water that reaches from the sea or a lake into the land ▪ There are several sheltered inlets along the coast. 2.) the part of a machine through… …
16inlet — noun 1) we drifted toward a marshy inlet Syn: cove, bay, bight, estuary, fjord, sound, armlet, salt chuck 2) a fresh air inlet Syn: vent, flue, shaft, duct …
17inlet — noun 1) a rocky inlet Syn: cove, bay, bight, creek, estuary, fjord, sound; Scottish firth 2) an air inlet Syn: vent, flue, shaft, duct, chann …
18inlet — UK [ˈɪnlət] / US noun [countable] Word forms inlet : singular inlet plural inlets 1) a long narrow area of water that continues into the land from a lake or sea 2) a tube through which a liquid or gas goes into a machine …
19inlet — n. /in let, lit/; v. /in let , in let /, n., v., inlet, inletting. n. 1. an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm. 2. a narrow passage between islands. 3. a place of admission; entrance. 4. something put in or… …
20inlet — noun Inlet is used before these nouns: ↑valve …
