From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inlet
n 1: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky
headlands) [syn: inlet, recess]
2: an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or
container [syn: intake, inlet]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Inlet \In"let\, n.
1. A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a
place of ingress; entrance; especially, a narrow waterway
leading into a harbor.
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Doors and windows, inlets of men and of light. --Sir
H. Wotton.
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2. A bay or recess, as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large
river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or
between islands.
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3. That which is let in or inlaid; an inserted material.
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Note: Inlet is also used adjectively, as in inlet pipe, inlet
valve, etc.
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