Definitions for: Inlet


[n] an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)



Webster (1913) Definition: In"let, n.
1. A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a
place of ingress; entrance.

Doors and windows,inlets of men and of light. --Sir
H. Wotton.

2. A bay or recess,as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large
river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or
between islands.

3. That which is let in or inland; an inserted material.

Note: Inlet is also usewd adjectively,as in inlet pipe, inlet
valve, etc.

Synonyms: recess

See Also: body of water, Bristol Channel, cove, fiord, fjord, Gulf of Aegina, lake, loch, Saronic Gulf, sea, water, White Sea

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