inlet

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English inlāte (“inlet, entrance”), from inleten (“to let in”), equivalent to in- +‎ let. Compare Low German inlat (“inlet”), German Einlass (“inlet, entrance”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈɪnlət/ ==== Noun ==== inlet (plural inlets) A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary. A passage that leads into a cavity. 1748. David Hume, An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15. by opening this new inlet for sensations, you also open an inlet for the ideas; ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English inleten, equivalent to in- +‎ let. Cognate with Dutch inlaten (“to let in, admit”), Low German inlaten (“to let in”), German einlassen (“to admit, let in”), Swedish inlåta (“to enter, engage”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ɪnˈlɛt/ ==== Verb ==== inlet (third-person singular simple present inlets, present participle inletting, simple past and past participle inlet) (transitive) To let in; admit. (transitive) To insert; inlay. (firearms) To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it. === Anagrams === ELINT, Intel, enlit, intel, leint, let in