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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

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

While the acoustic deterrent costs £50m, the wider fish‑protection system - including larger inlet heads and a return pipe for fish - will cost £700m.

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

Now he was coming to the end of the inlet, a high blank wrinkled mass of rock against which, narrowed to the width of a little creek, the last sea-waves lapped feebly.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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

Yes, the Red Bull has a couple of vertical air inlet slats, and the old Mercedes had a much larger vertical entry on its zero-pod car, whereas most cars use high-mounted horizontal inlets.

From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024

Suddenly, at the beach, there was life everywhere: fish frothing in the surf, fish flooding inlets.

From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2024

Would she miss the rolling blue hills of Virginias Piedmont, or fall in love with the great expanse of the Chesapeake Bay and the many rivers, inlets, and wetlands that embroidered the Virginia coast?

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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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