inlet

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

enseada

desfiladeiro

baía

golfo estreito

fiorde

baia pequena

entrada

Sinônimos

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

Traduções

Bucht

crique

insenatura

baie

inham

ensenada

immissario

anse

bras de rivière

fjord

baai

ορμίσκος

seno

baia

calanque

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɪnˈlɛt/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: inleten

Cognato com holandês: inlaten

Cognato com baixo alemão: inlaten

Cognato com alemão: einlassen

Cognato com sueco: inlåta

Herdado de inglês médio: inlate

Cognato com baixo alemão: inlat

Cognato com alemão: 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”).