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inlet

[in-let, -lit, in-let, in-let] / ˈɪn lɛt, -lɪt, ˈɪnˌlɛt, ɪnˈlɛt /


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New Smyrna Beach is a surf break near a fish-rich inlet that attracts sharks, leading to bites, said Naylor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Newton and Noss Creeks, Devon – a narrow tidal inlet just off the River Yealm in the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

First, the pipes will be fed by new wide inlet heads, which slow the water so that fish are not sucked in.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 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 glittering inlet of the sea snaked between snowy mountains.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

Another entry point is the 400-mile Guadalquivir River, a labyrinthine waterway of channels and inlets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The quarantine area extends along the California coastline from Oregon to the Mexican border — including all bays, inlets and harbors in Los Angeles County, according to public health officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025

Those seals are installed by the supplier of the inlets: Collins Aerospace, now part of RTX, formerly known as Raytheon.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

Many will focus on the innovative cooling inlets beside the cockpit.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2024

I know only that I looked across the houses, inlets, and isles of my youth, and was sensible that I had to leave them behind.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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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