Inlet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnlɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnlɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnlɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnlɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recess intake

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einlass

ein Arm eines größeren Gewässers (oft zwischen felsigen Landzungen)

🇫🇷French

entrée

un bras hors d'une plus grande étendue d'eau (souvent entre des promontoires rocheux)

🇪🇸Spanish

entrada

un brazo fuera de una masa de agua más grande (a menudo entre promontorios rocosos)

🇮🇹Italian

ingresso

un braccio fuori da uno specchio d'acqua più grande (spesso tra promontori rocciosi)

🇳🇱Dutch

inlaat

een arm van een groter waterlichaam (vaak tussen rotsachtige landtongen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

entrada

um braço fora de um corpo de água maior (geralmente entre promontórios rochosos)

🇷🇺Russian

входное отверстие

рука от большого водоема (часто между скалистыми мысами)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रवेश

पानी के एक बड़े भंडार से एक हाथ दूर (अक्सर चट्टानी हेडलैंड के बीच)

🇧🇩Bengali

খাঁড়ি

একটি বৃহত্তর জলের শরীরের একটি হাত বন্ধ (প্রায়শই পাথুরে হেডল্যান্ডের মধ্যে)

🇮🇳Tamil

நுழைவாயில்

ஒரு பெரிய நீர்நிலையிலிருந்து ஒரு கை (பெரும்பாலும் பாறை நிலங்களுக்கு இடையில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇన్లెట్

ఒక పెద్ద నీటి భాగం (తరచుగా రాతి హెడ్‌ల్యాండ్‌ల మధ్య)

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रवेश

पाण्याच्या मोठ्या शरीराचा एक हात (बहुतेकदा खडकाळ डोकेच्या दरम्यान)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇનલેટ

પાણીના મોટા ભાગનો એક હાથ (ઘણી વખત ખડકાળ હેડલેન્ડ્સ વચ્ચે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಳಹರಿವು

ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ನೀರಿನ ದೇಹದಿಂದ ಒಂದು ತೋಳು (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕಲ್ಲಿನ ಹೆಡ್‌ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್‌ಗಳ ನಡುವೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇൻലെറ്റ്

ഒരു വലിയ ജലാശയത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു ഭുജം (പലപ്പോഴും പാറക്കെട്ടുകൾക്കിടയിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਨਲੇਟ

ਪਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੇ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਬਾਂਹ (ਅਕਸਰ ਪਥਰੀਲੇ ਸਿਰਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

进口

较大水域的手臂（通常在岩石岬角之间）

🇯🇵Japanese

入口

より大きな水域（多くの場合、岩だらけの岬の間）から腕を切り離す

🇰🇷Korean

입구

더 큰 수역에서 떨어진 팔(종종 바위가 많은 곶 사이)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cửa vào

một nhánh của một vùng nước lớn hơn (thường nằm giữa các mũi đá)

🇹🇭Thai

ทางเข้า

แขนออกจากแหล่งน้ำขนาดใหญ่ (มักอยู่ระหว่างแหลมหิน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

masuk

lengan dari perairan yang lebih besar (seringkali di antara tanjung berbatu)

🇵🇭Filipino

pumapasok

isang braso mula sa isang mas malaking anyong tubig (madalas sa pagitan ng mabatong mga burol)

🇲🇾Malay

salur masuk

lengan dari badan air yang lebih besar (selalunya di antara tanjung berbatu)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مدخل

ذراع من جسم مائي أكبر (غالبًا بين الرؤوس الصخرية)

🇮🇷Persian

ورودی

یک بازوی بزرگتر از آب (اغلب بین سرچشمه های سنگی)

🇹🇷Turkish

giriş

daha büyük bir su kütlesinin açık kolu (genellikle kayalık burunlar arasında)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִפרָצוֹן

זרוע מחוץ לגוף מים גדול יותר (לעתים קרובות בין חזיתות סלעיות)

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The primary meaning of 'inlet' is 'an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)'.

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Using 'inlet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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