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in⋅let

  [n. in-let, -lit; v. in-let, in-let] noun, verb, -let, -let⋅ting.
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–noun
1. an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
2. a narrow passage between islands.
3. a place of admission; entrance.
4. something put in or inserted.
–verb (used with object)
5. to put in; insert.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see in, let 1
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Word Origin & History

inlet 
1570, "narrow opening into a coast, arm fo the sea," a special use of M.E. inleten "to let in" (c.1300). Originally a Kentish term.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·let
Pronunciation: 'in-"let, -l&t
Function: noun
: the upper opening of a bodily cavity; especially : that of thecavity of the true pelvis bounded by the pelvic brim
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inlet in·let (ĭn'lět', -lĭt)
n.
A passage leading into a cavity.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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