inlet
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noun- 1.
A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
- 2.
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;
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verb- 1.
(transitive)To let in; admit.
- 2.
(transitive)To insert; inlay.
- 3.
(firearms) To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.
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L23622 From Middle English inlāte (inlet, entrance), from inleten (to let in), equivalent to in- + let. Compare inlat inlet, Einlass.