Meaning of "inlet" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF INLET

inlet  [ˈɪnˌlɛt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INLET

Inlet is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb inlet in English.

WHAT DOES INLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Inlet

An inlet often leads to an enclosed body of water, such as a sound, bay, lagoon, or marsh. In sea coasts, an inlet usually refers to the actual connection between a bay and the ocean and is often called an "entrance" or a recession in the shore of a sea, lake, or river. A certain kind of inlet created by glaciation is a fjord, typically but not always in mountainous coastlines and also in montane lakes. Complexes of large inlets or fjords may be called sounds, e.g., Puget Sound, Howe Sound, Karmsund. Some fjord-type inlets are called canals, e.g., Portland Canal, Lynn Canal, Hood Canal, and some are channels, e.g., Dean Channel and Douglas Channel.

Definition of inlet in the English dictionary

The first definition of inlet in the dictionary is a narrow inland opening of the coastline. Other definition of inlet is an entrance or opening. Inlet is also the act of letting someone or something in.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO INLET

PRESENT

Present

I inlet

you inlet

he/she/it inlets

we inlet

you inlet

they inlet

Present continuous

I am inleting

you are inleting

he/she/it is inleting

we are inleting

you are inleting

they are inleting

Present perfect

I have inleted

you have inleted

he/she/it has inleted

we have inleted

you have inleted

they have inleted

Present perfect continuous

I have been inleting

you have been inleting

he/she/it has been inleting

we have been inleting

you have been inleting

they have been inleting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I inleted

you inleted

he/she/it inleted

we inleted

you inleted

they inleted

Past continuous

I was inleting

you were inleting

he/she/it was inleting

we were inleting

you were inleting

they were inleting

Past perfect

I had inleted

you had inleted

he/she/it had inleted

we had inleted

you had inleted

they had inleted

Past perfect continuous

I had been inleting

you had been inleting

he/she/it had been inleting

we had been inleting

you had been inleting

they had been inleting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will inlet

you will inlet

he/she/it will inlet

we will inlet

you will inlet

they will inlet

Future continuous

I will be inleting

you will be inleting

he/she/it will be inleting

we will be inleting

you will be inleting

they will be inleting

Future perfect

I will have inleted

you will have inleted

he/she/it will have inleted

we will have inleted

you will have inleted

they will have inleted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been inleting

you will have been inleting

he/she/it will have been inleting

we will have been inleting

you will have been inleting

they will have been inleting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would inlet

you would inlet

he/she/it would inlet

we would inlet

you would inlet

they would inlet

Conditional continuous

I would be inleting

you would be inleting

he/she/it would be inleting

we would be inleting

you would be inleting

they would be inleting

Conditional perfect

I would have inlet

you would have inlet

he/she/it would have inlet

we would have inlet

you would have inlet

they would have inlet

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been inleting

you would have been inleting

he/she/it would have been inleting

we would have been inleting

you would have been inleting

they would have been inleting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you inlet
we let´s inlet
you inlet

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to inlet

Past participle

inleted

Present Participle

inleting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «INLET»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inlet» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of inlet

bay · bight · cove · creek · duct · entrance · fjord · flue · hole · ingress · opening · passage · sea loch · vent

TRANSLATION OF INLET

Find out the translation of inlet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of inlet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inlet» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 水湾
• Translator English - Spanish: ensenada
• English: inlet
• Translator English - Hindi: इनलेट
• Translator English - Arabic: مدخل
• Translator English - Russian: на входе
• Translator English - Portuguese: enseada
• Translator English - Bengali: খাঁড়ি
• Translator English - French: crique
• Translator English - Malay: Masuk
• Translator English - German: Bucht
• Translator English - Japanese: 入り江
• Translator English - Korean: 작은 만
• Translator English - Javanese: Inlet
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Inlet
• Translator English - Tamil: நுழைவாயில்
• Translator English - Marathi: लहान खाडी
• Translator English - Turkish: giriş
• Translator English - Italian: insenatura
• Translator English - Polish: wlot
• Translator English - Ukrainian: на вході
• Translator English - Romanian: admisie
• Translator English - Greek: εισόδου
• Translator English - Afrikaans: inlaat
• Translator English - Swedish: inlopp
• Translator English - Norwegian: innløp

4 QUOTES WITH «INLET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inlet.

1

Henry Ward Beecher

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come about us like birds seeking inlet; but we are shut up to them, and so they bring us nothing, but sit and sing awhile upon the roof, and then fly away.

2

Jeremy Collier

Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company.

3

Lawrence Hargrave

The wings are moved several times by hand to charge the crank chamber with mixture, which flows on through the external pipe and inlet valve to the compression space and cylinder.

4

Ernest Holmes

Each one of us is an outlet to God and an inlet to God.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INLET»

Discover the use of inlet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inlet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

A Complete Guide to the Lighthouses on Puget Sound Including ...

A Full Featured Companion Guide to The Wonderful Lighthouses on Puget Sound! Fully researched, this handy guide will lead you to these important and picturesque lighthouses on this unique salt water inland sea.

Christopher Petrich, 2005

Pipeline Rules of Thumb Handbook: A Manual of Quick, ...

Installation procedures Safety relief valve installation requires that careful consideration be given to inlet piping, discharge piping, pressure sense lines ( where used), and bracing if required. Any marginal installation practice can render the ...

E.W. McAllister, 2013

Inlet Isles: a hospital foodservice case study

This case study workbook provides students with an excellent opportunity to: Familiarize themselves with a hospital foodservice operation Apply their foodservice knowledge to a "real life situation" Practice problem solving and critical ...

Amy Allen-Chabot, Suzanne Curtis, Alma Blake, 2001

Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook

Gas turbine compressor inlet bell-mouth pressure differential versus air flow rate Gas turbine output versus compressor inlet temperature Heat rate versus compressor inlet temperature Fuel consumption versus compressor inlet temperature ...

Meherwan P. Boyce, 2006

Reingestion characteristics and inlet flow distortion of ...

Without the guide vane the nominal acceptable distortion level of 10 percent was exceeded at the higher velocity ratios.--P. i.

Jerry V. Kirk, Jerry P. Barrack, Ames Research Center, 1970

Morphodynamics of Texel Inlet

2.2.5 Summary of back-barrier evolution and its impact on the ebb-tidal delta The different stages of ebb-tidal delta evolution and the main features of the inlet throat and basin are summarized in Fig. 2-8. It is clear that the major changes in ...

Edwin Elias, 2006

Repairing Your Outdoor Power Equipment (Trade)

The fuel line is connected to the carburetor fuel inlet fitting. The inlet has a part called the fuel inlet seat. The inlet seat is a carburetor part that houses and provides a matching seat for the tapered end of the float inlet needle valve. The fuel ...

Jay Webster, 2001

Oregon Inlet jetty project environmental and economic ...

and the 20-foot navigation channel are economically justified and environmentally acceptable. The Corps document also found that current dredging efforts at Oregon Inlet have not provided a safe and navigable ocean bar navigation channel ...

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Spinner's Inlet

Don Hunter. smile. The cars had all gone absent at the Cedars pub. The parade wavered to a halt outside the Legion, where Singlestar had planned on delivering his speech on The Threat Behind The Uniform. The audience, however, was ...

Don Hunter, 1989

Modelling Morphological Response of Large Tidal Inlet ...

However, all predictions are consistent with the typical features of the Ameland inlet. 3.6.2.2 Inlet width The hydrodynamic patterns and long-term evolution of the inlet were investigated for narrow (1.0 km) and wide inlet widths (3.5 km) (Series  ...

Pushpa Kumara Dissanayake, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INLET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inlet is used in the context of the following news items.

Pond Inlet death under investigation by RCMP - North - CBC News

Police are investigating the death of a 39-year-old man in Pond Inlet, Nunavut. RCMP say they responded to a disturbance at a residence ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

Walton Commissioners Make Changes to Inlet Beach Access

INLET BEACH-- Tuesday night, Walton County Commissioners made a decision to make some changes at the Inlet Beach access on ... «WJHG-TV, Jul 15»

Ponce Inlet postpones talk of settlement over $30M judgment | News …

PONCE INLET — Town officials discussed a $30 million judgment against the town, but decided to postpone any talk of a possible settlement in ... «Daytona Beach News-Journal, Jul 15»

The Crossings at Inlet Beach - Real Estate News - The Destin Log

Celebrate the grand opening of the Crossings at Inlet Beach with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception at 5:30 p.m. July 23. Open to the ... «Destin Log, Jul 15»

Jersey Shore Fishing: Race to the inlet was worth over $94K | NJ.com

When the crew of Big Nutz Required II boated a potential contest-winning mako shark at 5 p.m. Sunday, they pinned it down with a cooler and ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

Henvey Inlet wind project gets $3M boost from feds - Canadian …

HENVEY INLET, Ont.—The federal government has announced an investment of $3-million to support a proposed 300 megawatt wind farm ... «CanadianManufacturing.com, Jul 15»

Lynnhaven Inlet walkway could be a Rudee clone

Folks on the east side of the Lynnhaven Inlet could be getting a mini-walkway similar to the one recently completed under the Rudee Inlet ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»

Public art piece selected for Inlet Centre station

... has been selected as the public art piece for the Inlet Centre station in Port ... People has been approved for Port Moody's Inlet Centre station. «The Tri-City News, Jul 15»

Pond Inlet mayor welcomes chance to have say on Baffinland

The mayor of Pond Inlet is happy with a recent decision to bypass the Nunavut Planning Commission and allow Baffinland Iron Mines to bring ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

Young bald eagle captured in Murrells Inlet

The juvenile eagle enjoys a fish filet near King's Krest in Murrells Inlet. PHOTO BY DIANE BELL HUMPHRIES ... «South Strand news, Jul 15»