inlet

UK: /ˈɪnlət/

US: /ˈɪnlɛt, -lɪt/

US: (n. in′let, -lit; v. in′let′, in let′)

Inflections of 'inlet' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

inlets

v 3rd person singular

inletting

v pres p

inlet

v past

inlet

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•let /ˈɪnlɛt, -lɪt/   n. [countable]

1. Geography a small bay that reaches into land along the shoreline.
2. Geography a narrow passage between islands.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•let  (n. in′let, -lit;v. in′let′, in let′), n., v., -let, -let•ting. 
n. 

1. Geography an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow;
   small bay or arm.
2. Geography a narrow passage between islands.
3. a place of admission;
   entrance.
4. something put in or inserted.

v.t. 

5. to put in;
   insert.

• 1250–1300; Middle English; see in, let¹

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

inlet noun / ˈɪnˌlɛt/

1. a narrow inland opening of the coastline
2. an entrance or opening
3. the act of letting someone or something in
4. something let in or inserted
5. a passage, valve, or part through which a substance, esp a fluid, enters a device or machine
6. (as modifier): an inlet valve

verb / ɪnˈlɛt/ ( -lets, -letting, -let)

1. (transitive) to insert or inlay