An opening that provides a means of entrance or intake.

"narrow opening into a coast, arm of the sea," 1570s, said by old sources to be originally a Kentish term; a special use of Middle English inlate "passage or opening by which an enclose [..]

small indentation in a shoreline.

n. A small body of water leading into a larger.

(n) - a short, narrow waterway through a barrier island leading to a bay

A male flange mounted wiring device with the conducting pins protruding and exposed. This type device should never be wired to make the exposed pins live while the mating device is unplugged.

a narrow stretch of water that reaches into a coast from a sea or lake.

small part of a body of water that reaches into a coast. innate behavior -

(n) an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)(n) an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

(English) A narrow channel of water flowing between the ocean and the bay, or between islands. Inlets are often cut through land by storm surge.

An inlet is a body of water, typically seawater, that has characteristics of other bodies of water such as fjords, bays, coves, and so on. Lagoon

A small indentation in the coastline usually tapering towards its head. See also creek.

An explosed opening in a beach or island where water from the ocean meets water from an inland estuary (see photo). Inlets have strong currents and shifting sandbars beneath the water's surface. [..]

A narrow body between islands or leading inland from a larger body of water.

1) A short, narrow waterway connecting a smaller body of water with a large parent body of water; 2) An arm of the sea or other body of water, that is long compared to its width, and may extend a considerable distance inland; 3) A connecting passage between two bodies of water. Typically refers to tidal openings in barrier islands, but can also be [..]

(1) A narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands. (2) An arm of the sea (or other body of water) that is long compared to its width, and that may extend a considerable distance inl [..]

Recesses in the shore in a large body of Water and usually the actual connection between a bay and the ocean.

  A narrow strip of sea extending into the land.  

 (1) A geographic feature that connects two bodies of water. (2) A fitting in a ship’s hull to allow seawater to enter or exit.

A surface connection to a drain pipe. A chamber for collecting stormwater with no well below the outlet pipe for collecting grit. Often connected to a CATCH BASIN or a basin manhole (cleanout manhole) [..]