inlet
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Hundreds of workers at Hinkley Point C are sheltered from the heat by thick concrete, like this water inlet.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The last reported sighting of the St Malachy's College student was at Northwood Road close to the tunnel inlet, more than 600m upstream from where his body was discovered six days after he went missing.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney however expressed dismay that he had only heard about the tanker being in the Scottish inlet of Moray Firth via media reports.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
A more extensive upgrade that moves the position of that engine’s air inlet is set to be available for new aircraft deliveries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Fred Narracott shut off the engine, they nosed their way gently into a little natural inlet between rocks.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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Another entry point is the 400-mile Guadalquivir River, a labyrinthine waterway of channels and inlets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Rip currents are typically more frequent and stronger in the vicinity of jetties, inlets, and piers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025
The car was packed with innovations, including its vertical sidepod air inlets and the big, broad tunnels running back from the cockpit sides.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
Suddenly, at the beach, there was life everywhere: fish frothing in the surf, fish flooding inlets.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024
And not only here but in other inlets nearby are very large lobster pounds crawling with those dark- shelled Maine lobsters from the dark water which are the best lobsters in the world.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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She was about to reach and, as Ab supposed, pass one of the inletting paths entering almost at right angles from the left.
From The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man by Stanley Waterloo
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