inlet Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
    recess.
  2. noun an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
    intake.

WordNet

In"let noun
Definitions
  1. A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance.
    Doors and windows,inlets of men and of light. Sir H. Wotton.
  2. A bay or recess,as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands.
  3. That which is let in or inland; an inserted material. ✍ Inlet is also usewd adjectively,as in inlet pipe, inlet valve, etc.

Webster 1913