- inlet
- A narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands. Burns v. Coastal Petroleum Co., Fla. App., 194 So.2d 71, 75
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
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Inlet — In let, n. 1. A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance; especially, a narrow waterway leading into a harbor. [1913 Webster] Doors and windows, inlets of men and of light. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] 2. A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inlet — [in′let΄, in let′; ] for n. [ in′let΄, in′lət] vt. inlet, inletting [ME inletan: see IN 1 & LET1] to inlay or insert n. [ME inlate < the v.] 1 … English World dictionary
Inlet — (engl., spr. ínn , »Einlaß«), kleine Bucht, besonders in Nordamerika … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Inlet — (engl.), kleine Bucht, Bai … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
inlet — index access (right of way), admission (entry), admittance (means of approach), entrance, ingress … Law dictionary
inlet — [inlɛt] n. m. ÉTYM. 1818, in D. D. L.; mot angl. « entrée, accès, baie, chenal ». ❖ ♦ Géogr. Anglic. Bras de mer qui s enfonce dans les terres. ⇒ Baie, goulet, chenal … Encyclopédie Universelle
inlet — 1570s, narrow opening into a coast, arm of the sea, a special use of M.E. inleten to let in (c.1300), from IN (Cf. in) + LET (Cf. let) (v.). In this sense said by old sources to be originally a Kentish term … Etymology dictionary
inlet — ìnlet m DEFINICIJA jaka gusta tkanina za jastučnice i perine; nanking, angina, angin ETIMOLOGIJA njem. Inlett … Hrvatski jezični portal
inlet — [n] arm of the sea basin, bay, bayou, bight, canal, channel, cove, creek, delta, entrance, estuary, firth, fjord, gulf, harbor, ingress, loch, narrows, passage, slew, slough, sound, strait; concepts 509,514 … New thesaurus
inlet — ► NOUN 1) a small arm of the sea, a lake, or a river. 2) a place or means of entry. 3) (in tailoring and dressmaking) an inserted piece of material … English terms dictionary
inlet — An entrance or orifice for the admission of a fluid. The term normally is used with other words as a prefix, such as in inlet air, inlet air temperature, inlet casing, inlet duct, inlet guide van, inlet port, inlet valve, etc. See inlet case … Aviation dictionary
