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Noun
/ˈinˌlet/,/-lit/,
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inlets, plural;
  1. A small arm of the sea, a lake, or a river

  2. A place or means of entry
    • - an air inlet
  3. (chiefly in tailoring and dressmaking) An inserted piece of material

  1. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
  2. intake: an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
  3. A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary; A passage that leads into a cavity
  4. (Inlets) Baker's Haulover · Blind Pass · Captiva Pass · Caxambus Pass · Gasparilla Pass · Hillsboro · Lake Worth · Matanzas · Ponce de León · Redfish Pass · Sebastian · St. Lucie
  5. (inlets) a narrow stretch of water reaching inland from a sea
  6. Inlets are structures with an opening allowing for drainage to enter.
  7. (Inletting) The process of carving out recesses in wooden stocks with precision, using gouges, chisels and scrapers to accept the steel components of a firearm. Photo
  8. An opening providing a means of entrance or intake.
  9. A bay or cove along a river, sea or lake coast line. A stream or bay leading inland. A narrow passage between to bodies of land.
  10. A fitting in the pool or spa on the water return line from the equipment that water returns to the pool. Usually the last thing on the return line.
  11. A "blank" RFID tag that is usually part of a smart label. Smart label printers are used to write data to the RFID at the same time printing bar code data on the label. Also called an inlay.
  12. the upstream end of any structure through which water may flow
  13. (1) A narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands. (2) An arm of the SEA (or other body of water) that is long compared to its width, and that may extend a considerable distance inland.
  14. Box-like underground concrete structure with openings to collect Stormwater runoff. Often an inlet is constructed as part of a curb and gutter system for passing stormwater runoff to a drain or sewer, and for separating debris and sediments from the stormwater.
  15. An entrance into a ditch, storm sewer or other waterway.
  16. an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow, such as a small bay or arm. Also, a narrow passage between islands. Also, a point of entry or place of admission; entrance.
  17. The point where a channel is cut off by a ravine or canyon on the upstream end. (Dunn, R.L.) Usually applied to buried Teritary channels. Compare with Breakout; and with Outlet.
  18. Inneractives (trailing end and adjacent) diagonal box recycle to end in a center wave. Outeractives (lead end and adjacent) recycle (wave-type) to end as outside couples.
  19. The initial part of the column where the solvent and sample enter. An inlet frit usually holds the packing in place and, in some cases, protects the packed bed.
  20. an opening through which ocean waters enter and leave an enclosed body of water
  21. Small pieces of material, different from that of the background, which are laid or set into a surface so as to produce a decorative pattern.
  22. A male flange mounted wiring device with the conducting pins protruding and exposed. This type device should never be wired to make the exposed pins live while the mating device is unplugged.
  23. an opening in the floor of a bridge leading to a drain
  24. A bay or cove that is along the coast of an ocean, sea, river or lake.
  25. A small part of a body of water that reaches into a coast. A natural pass between ocean and bay.