inlet
noun
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Synonyms for inlet
Synonyms
arm, bay, bight, cove, creek [chiefly British], embayment, estuary, firth, fjord (also fiord), gulf, loch [Scottish]
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The water would be caught by inlets in the path, built near larger bodies of water such as Cypress Creek. — Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, "Tunnels could be a viable solution to flooding in Houston," 21 Aug. 2019 The Sony logo and microphone inlet are adorned with rose cold/copper accents, so these earbuds look at home when sitting next to the 1000XM3 headphones. — Chris Welch, The Verge, "Sony’s new noise-canceling wireless earbuds are its best answer to AirPods yet," 5 July 2019 Set sail from Náxos on a day-long sailing excursion, and anchor at secluded beaches and inlets. — National Geographic, "Greek Islands Adventure," 12 June 2019 The body found Thursday was in the Mokelumne River near the inlet of Lake Pardee. — Hollie Silverman, CNN, "Cops think body found in California river is an automotive writer who went missing on road test," 21 June 2019 The Trinity River -- the longest river contained within a single state -- runs 710 miles from the Red River in far northern Texas down to an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico. — Dallas News, "Why doesn’t Dallas use the Trinity River as a port? Curious Texas investigates," 20 June 2019 Artists Molly O’Connor and Ashton Dockendorf painted two of the six new inlets of 2019 on Dakota Avenue last Friday, with motifs depicting the value of aquatic well-being. — USA TODAY, "Retired monkeys, freeze-dried blood, ‘Hidden Figures Way’: News from around our 50 states," 14 June 2019 In Vancouver Lake, blue-green algae blooms were still found at the Burnt Bridge Creek inlet and the flushing channel near the swim beach. — oregonlive.com, "Public health advisory for algae remains at Vancouver Lake, lifted at Lacamas and Round lakes," 2 July 2019 Despite the denial of the local permit in Minnesota, work on the inlet structure for the diversion will resume early next month in North Dakota. — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, "Fargo-Moorhead flood-control project hits another obstacle as local permit is denied," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inlet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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