inlet

Example Sentences

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Older power stations have simply placed a grill across the inlet pipes, filtering out fish, which are killed in the process.

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

Tomales Bay is a long inlet off the Pacific, about 15 miles long and a mile wide.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Airbus outlined three fixes, the most radical of which moves the inlet to the top of the jet and which would reduce “smell in cabin” events by 85%, according to an internal presentation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 14, 2025

They passed out of sight on their way to the inlet where Orestes’ ship lay.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton