inlet

Signification (Anglais)

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.

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

Traductions

Bucht

insenatura

inham

enseada

ensenada

fjord

immissario

baai

baia

baía

Seegatt

ορμίσκος

Einlaß

seno

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪnˈlɛt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: inleten

Appartenant à néerlandais: inlaten

Appartenant à bas-allemand: inlaten

Appartenant à allemand: einlassen

Appartenant à suédois: inlåta

Hérité de moyen anglais: inlate

Appartenant à bas-allemand: inlat

Appartenant à allemand: 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”).