inlet
UK /ˈɪnlət/ US /ˈɪnlət/
verb 3noun 2
Definitions
noun
1
A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
2
A passage that leads into a cavity.
1748. David Hume, An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15. by opening this new inlet for sensations, you also open an inlet for the ideas;
verb
1
To let in; admit.
2
To insert; inlay.
The team said that many of the bones unearthed were the remains of children, leading them to believe the practice of deforming skulls “may have been inlet and dangerous.”
3
To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it.
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