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inlet definition

in·let (in′let′, in let′; for n. in′let′, -lət)

transitive verb inlet -·let′, inletting -·let′·ting

to inlay or insert

Etymology: ME inletan: see in- & let

noun

    1. a narrow strip of water extending into a body of land from a river, lake, ocean, etc.; small bay or creek
    2. a narrow strip of water between islands
    3. a stream, river, etc. that flows into a larger body of water, as a lake or pond
  2. the act of letting something in
  3. an entrance, opening, or passage
  4. something inlaid or inserted

Etymology: ME inlate < the v.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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