inlet

Inlet is defined as to put something inside of something else.

(verb)

An example of inlet is packing a cooler with ice and cans of soda.

The definition of an inlet is an opening, or a thin strip of water that comes from a larger body of water.

(noun)

See inlet in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb inlet, inletting

to inlay or insert

Origin: 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
the act of letting something in
an entrance, opening, or passage
something inlaid or inserted

Origin: ME inlate < the v.

See inlet in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A recess, such as a bay or cove, along a coast.
b. A stream or bay leading inland, as from the ocean; an estuary.
c. A narrow passage of water, as between two islands.
d. A drainage passage, as to a culvert.
An opening providing a means of entrance or intake.

Origin:

Origin: in¹

Origin: + let¹

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