inlet

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

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

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.

Concepts

crique

baie

anse

bras de rivière

golfe

fiord

calanque

petite baie

orifice d’entrée

petit bras de mer

arrivée

consommation

rivage

🏦

admission

bras de mer

🔉

mer intérieure

Synonymes

bay

cove

creek

gulf

bight

intake

entry

entrance

ingress

access

recess

inlay

sound

🔉

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

inlet port

admission passage

entry way

inlet entry

lead-in conductor

entrance wire

lead track

service conductor

inlead

lead-in lines

feeder nose

tidal inlet

stormwater inlet

admission

storm inlet

admittance

bottleneck

built-in

buried

delta

dog

🐕

embed

encase

entry point

fan

fiord

fjord

glade

harbor

haven

hound

imbedding

import

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪnˈlɛt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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”).