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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•let /ˈɪnlɛt, -lɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Geographya small bay that reaches into land along the shoreline.
- Geographya narrow passage between islands.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•let (n. in′let, -lit;v. in′let′, in let′),USA pronunciation n., v., -let, -let•ting. n. - Geographyan indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow;
small bay or arm. - Geographya narrow passage between islands.
- a place of admission;
entrance. - something put in or inserted.
v.t. - to put in;
insert.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see in, let1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inlet n /ˈɪnˌlɛt/- a narrow inland opening of the coastline
- an entrance or opening
- the act of letting someone or something in
- something let in or inserted
- a passage, valve, or part through which a substance, esp a fluid, enters a device or machine
- (as modifier): an inlet valve
vb /ɪnˈlɛt/ ( -lets, -letting, -let)- (transitive) to insert or inlay
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