inlet
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[edit] Etymology 1
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”).
[edit] Verb
inlet (third-person singular simple present inlets, present participle inletting, simple past and past participle inlet)
- (transitive) To let in; admit.
- (transitive) To insert; inlay.
[edit] Etymology 2
From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).
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[edit] Noun
Wikipedia inlet (plural inlets)
- A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
- A passage that leads into a cavity.
- 1748. HUME, David. An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15.
- by opening this new inlet for sensations, you also open an inlet for the ideas;
- 1748. HUME, David. An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15.
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body of water let into a coast
