"inlet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪnlət/ Audio: En-us-inlet.ogg [US] Forms: inlets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inlate|inlāte|inlet, entrance}} Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), {{m|enm|inleten||to let in}} inleten (“to let in”), {{prefix|en|in|let}} in- + let, {{cog|nds|inlat||inlet}} Low German inlat (“inlet”), {{cog|de|Einlass||inlet, entrance}} German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} inlet (plural inlets)
  1. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary. Categories (place): Bodies of water Translations (body of water let into a coast): cala [feminine] (Catalan), grau [masculine] (Catalan), inham [neuter] (Dutch), abajas (Estonian), lahti (Finnish), crique [feminine] (French), bras de rivière [masculine] (French), abra [feminine] (Galician), Seegatt [neuter] (German), Meeresarm [masculine] (German), vík [feminine] (Icelandic), vogur [masculine] (Icelandic), insenatura [feminine] (Italian), estuario [masculine] (Italian), (ura) (alt: うら) (Japanese), 入り江 (irie) (Japanese), (e) (Japanese), fenestra [feminine] (Latin), aestuarium [neuter] (Latin), за́лив (záliv) [masculine] (Macedonian), matatikerewhanga (Maori), كورفز (körfez) (Ottoman Turkish), شیل (šil) (Persian), Bucht [feminine] (Plautdietsch), enseada [feminine] (Portuguese), залив (zaliv) [masculine] (Russian), cala [feminine] (Sicilian), ensenada [feminine] (Spanish), อ่าว (àao) (Thai), koy (Turkish), körfez (Turkish), cilfach [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-inlet-en-noun-bTg~SSp4 Disambiguation of Bodies of water: 45 10 33 4 9 Disambiguation of 'body of water let into a coast': 85 15
  2. A passage that leads into a cavity. Translations (a passage into something): sisselase (Estonian), sisäänkäynti (Finnish), arrivée [feminine] (French), admission [feminine] (French), prise [feminine] (French), Einfahrt [feminine] (German), Zugang [masculine] (German), 入口 (iriguchi) (Japanese), tomonga (Maori), tomokanga (Maori), entrada [feminine] (Portuguese), trasuta [feminine] (Sicilian), porta [feminine] (Sicilian), entrada [feminine] (Spanish), acceso [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-inlet-en-noun-qTovL7IT Disambiguation of 'a passage into something': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inlet Hypernyms: body of water, landform Hyponyms: bay, cove, fjord, estuary, sound, lagoon, marsh, canal, channel Derived forms: inlet manifold
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈlɛt/ Forms: inlets [present, singular, third-person], inletting [participle, present], inlet [participle, past], inlet [past]
Etymology: From Middle English inleten, equivalent to in- + let. Cognate with Dutch inlaten (“to let in, admit”), Low German inlaten (“to let in”), German einlassen (“to admit, let in”), Swedish inlåta (“to enter, engage”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inleten}} Middle English inleten, {{prefix|en|in|let}} in- + let, {{cog|nl|inlaten||to let in, admit}} Dutch inlaten (“to let in, admit”), {{cog|nds|inlaten||to let in}} Low German inlaten (“to let in”), {{cog|de|einlassen||to admit, let in}} German einlassen (“to admit, let in”), {{cog|sv|inlåta||to enter, engage}} Swedish inlåta (“to enter, engage”) Head templates: {{en-verb|inlets|inletting|inlet}} inlet (third-person singular simple present inlets, present participle inletting, simple past and past participle inlet)
  1. (transitive) To let in; admit. Tags: transitive Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-inlet-en-verb-YhLAK68Q Disambiguation of Landforms: 30 13 41 6 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with in-, Middle English links with redundant target parameters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 13 52 7 16 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 15 42 9 23 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 15 16 35 9 24 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 17 12 51 7 13 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 17 15 43 9 16 Disambiguation of Middle English links with redundant target parameters: 14 9 57 4 16
  2. (transitive) To insert; inlay. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-inlet-en-verb-XRBd7b1m
  3. (firearms) To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it. Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-inlet-en-verb-HrBCM7iC Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
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          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
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          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
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          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "gl",
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          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "abra"
        },
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          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Seegatt"
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        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Meeresarm"
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          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "is",
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          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "vík"
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          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "is",
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          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "insenatura"
        },
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          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "estuario"
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          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "alt": "うら",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "word": "浦"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "irie",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "word": "入り江"
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        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "e",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "word": "江"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "fenestra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "aestuarium"
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        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "záliv",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "за́лив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "word": "matatikerewhanga"
        },
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          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "körfez",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "word": "كورفز"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "šil",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "word": "شیل"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Bucht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "enseada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zaliv",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "залив"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "scn",
          "lang": "Sicilian",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cala"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ensenada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 15",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "àao",
          "sense": "body of water let into a coast",
          "word": "อ่าว"
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      "word": "ensenada"
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      "word": "อ่าว"
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      "code": "de",
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    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a passage into something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zugang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "iriguchi",
      "sense": "a passage into something",
      "word": "入口"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a passage into something",
      "word": "tomonga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "a passage into something",
      "word": "tomokanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a passage into something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "entrada"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "a passage into something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "trasuta"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "a passage into something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "porta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a passage into something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "entrada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a passage into something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "acceso"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "inlet"
  ],
  "word": "inlet"
}

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