ınlet

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Definition of ınlet in English English dictionary

{n} a passage, entrance, admission

Related Terms

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Hamilton Inlet

A deep inlet of the northern Atlantic Ocean in southeast Labrador connecting with Lake Melville. It was visited by English navigators in 1586

Hyphenation

in·let

Turkish pronunciation

înlet

Synonyms

basin, bay, bayou, bight, canal, channel, cove, creek, delta, entrance, estuary, firth, fjord, gulf, harbor

Pronunciation

/ˈənˌlet/ /ˈɪnˌlɛt/

Etymology

[ 'in-"let, -l&t ] (noun.) circa 1576. From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- +‎ let. Compare Low Saxon inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”).