inlet

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

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

Переводы

Bucht

insenatura

crique

baie

enseada

inham

ensenada

immissario

bras de rivière

anse

fjord

baai

baia

ορμίσκος

seno

Произносится как (IPA)

/ɪnˈlɛt/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: inleten

Родственно нидерландский: inlaten

Родственно нижненемецкий: inlaten

Родственно немецкий: einlassen

Родственно шведский: inlåta

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: inlate

Родственно нижненемецкий: inlat

Родственно немецкий: 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”).