inlet

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
2. A passage that leads into a cavity.

Verb

1. (transitive) To let in; admit.
2. (transitive) To insert; inlay.
3. To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.

Conceptes

badia

entrada

presa

si

cala

ansa

rada

ancó

Sinònims

bay

cove

creek

gulf

bight

intake

entry

entrance

ingress

access

recess

inlay

sound

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insert

entree

mouth

harbour

small bay

estuary

inbuilt

incoming

insertion

lead-in

moorage

notch

passage

piece

port

portal

reentry

service line

sink

slaughter

throat

valve

way in

wick

dog-house

engpass

inland sea

embayment

service wire

aditus

feedwell

introitus

inlet opening

water penetration

water seepage

lead-in wire

entry hole

Traduccions

Bucht

insenatura

crique

baie

ensenada

inham

enseada

anse

immissario

fjord

bras de rivière

baai

ορμίσκος

seno

baia

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ɪnˈlɛt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: inleten

Cognat amb neerlandès: inlaten

Cognat amb baix alemany: inlaten

Cognat amb alemany: einlassen

Cognat amb suec: inlåta

Heretat de anglès mitjà: inlate

Cognat amb baix alemany: inlat

Cognat amb alemany: Einlass

In summary

From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- + let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).