inlet
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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
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
As the compass pointed across the water, the dragon swam the inlet with Minli riding his back.
From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
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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
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
There were inlets and small bays where you could gather your companions and vessels together before setting off.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 15, 2023
I wondered if I should waste my time going up any of these little creeks and inlets now that they had found Mrs. DiAngelo downriver.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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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