INLET
What does "INLET" mean?
A small arm of water reaching inland from a sea or lake, or an opening through which something enters.
Meanings
- A narrow strip of water running inland from a larger body, or between islands. Otters played in the sheltered inlet beyond the harbor wall.
- An opening or passage through which a liquid or gas enters a machine or system. Debris had clogged the pump's water inlet. technical
Word origin
A compound of 'in' plus 'let' (in the older sense of a passage or way through, related to 'let' meaning to allow to pass); an inlet is a place where water is 'let in'.
Remember it
INLET = where the water is 'let in'; its opposite, the OUTLET, is where it is let out.
A little poem
The wide sea narrows,
feels its way between the cliffs -
the land lets it in.
haiku
Wordplay
- The inlet and the outlet never argue: one is just the other read backwards.
What it teaches
Every system needs an inlet; nothing flows out that was never let in.
Quick facts
What does INLET mean?
A small arm of water reaching inland from a sea or lake, or an opening through which something enters.
Is INLET a valid word?
Yes — INLET is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is INLET?
INLET has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does INLET come from?
A compound of 'in' plus 'let' (in the older sense of a passage or way through, related to 'let' meaning to allow to pass); an inlet is a place where water is 'let in'.
What can INLET teach us?
Every system needs an inlet; nothing flows out that was never let in.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.