inlet
A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
Example
“We hit a bad chop at the inlet.”
Other meanings
A passage that leads into a cavity.
A kind of
- body of water
Word history
From Middle English "inlate" (inlāte).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “inlet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.