inlet

in·let

I0148600 (ĭn′lĕt′, -lĭt)n.1. a. A recess, such as a bay or cove, along a coast.b. A stream or bay leading inland, as from the ocean; an estuary.c. A narrow passage of water, as between two islands.d. A drainage passage, as to a culvert.2. An opening providing a means of entrance or intake.

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[in + let.]

inlet

n 1. (Physical Geography) a narrow inland opening of the coastline 2. an entrance or opening 3. the act of letting someone or something in 4. something let in or inserted 5. (Mechanical Engineering) a. a passage, valve, or part through which a substance, esp a fluid, enters a device or machineb. (as modifier): an inlet valve. vb, -lets, -letting or -let (tr) to insert or inlay

in•let

(n. ˈɪn lɛt, -lɪt; v. ˈɪnˌlɛt, ɪnˈlɛt)

n., v. -let, -let•ting. n. 1. an indentation of a shoreline, usu. long and narrow; small bay or arm. 2. a narrow passage between islands. 3. an entrance. 4. something put in or inserted. v.t. 5. to put in; insert. [1560–70; in + let¹]

inlet

Past participle: inlet
Gerund: inletting

Imperative
inlet
inlet

Present
I inlet
you inlet
he/she/it inlets
we inlet
you inlet
they inlet

Preterite
I inlet
you inlet
he/she/it inlet
we inlet
you inlet
they inlet

Present Continuous
I am inletting
you are inletting
he/she/it is inletting
we are inletting
you are inletting
they are inletting

Present Perfect
I have inlet
you have inlet
he/she/it has inlet
we have inlet
you have inlet
they have inlet

Past Continuous
I was inletting
you were inletting
he/she/it was inletting
we were inletting
you were inletting
they were inletting

Past Perfect
I had inlet
you had inlet
he/she/it had inlet
we had inlet
you had inlet
they had inlet

Future
I will inlet
you will inlet
he/she/it will inlet
we will inlet
you will inlet
they will inlet

Future Perfect
I will have inlet
you will have inlet
he/she/it will have inlet
we will have inlet
you will have inlet
they will have inlet

Future Continuous
I will be inletting
you will be inletting
he/she/it will be inletting
we will be inletting
you will be inletting
they will be inletting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been inletting
you have been inletting
he/she/it has been inletting
we have been inletting
you have been inletting
they have been inletting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been inletting
you will have been inletting
he/she/it will have been inletting
we will have been inletting
you will have been inletting
they will have been inletting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been inletting
you had been inletting
he/she/it had been inletting
we had been inletting
you had been inletting
they had been inletting

Conditional
I would inlet
you would inlet
he/she/it would inlet
we would inlet
you would inlet
they would inlet

Past Conditional
I would have inlet
you would have inlet
he/she/it would have inlet
we would have inlet
you would have inlet
they would have inlet

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	inlet - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)recessbody of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"cove - a small inletfiord, fjord - a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norwaylake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by landloch - a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
	2.	inlet - an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or containerintakeair horn - air intake of a carburetoropening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"siamese connection, siamese - an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building

inlet

noun1. bay, creek, cove, passage, entrance, fjord, bight, ingress, sea loch (Scot.), arm of the sea, firth or frith (Scot.) a sheltered inlet2. vent, opening, hole, passage, duct, flue a blocked water inlet

inlet

nounA body of water partly enclosed by land but having a wide outlet to the sea:bay, bight, cove.

Translations

小湾

inlet

(ˈinlit) noun a small bay in the coastline of a sea, lake etc. There are several pretty inlets suitable for bathing. 小灣 小湾