inlet

Example Sentences

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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 more extensive upgrade that moves the position of that engine’s air inlet is set to be available for new aircraft deliveries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Paintings of old white men adorned the walls, and here and there an ancient-looking bust of someone with a beard stared emptily from an inlet.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older