inlet
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
inlet/ˈɪnlet/
▶noun
- 1 a small arm of the sea, a lake, or a river.
- 2 a place or means of entry: an air inlet.
- 3 (in tailoring and dressmaking) an inserted piece of material.
'inlet' also found in these Oxford entries:
bay
- creek
- firth
- fjord
- foot valve
- gulf
- head
- Nootka
- ria
- sleeve valve
- slough
- sound
- tidal bore
