Synonyms for inlet

Most common

bay · cove · estuary · bight · entrance · passage · intake · ingress

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.

   We hit a bad chop at the inlet.

Related words

Phrases

inlet manifold

Is a kind of

body of water

Forms

Plural

inlets → estuaries, coves, bays, creeks…

Example sentences

• bay A large number of boats lay at anchor in the bay.
• cove A secret cove was hidden by perilous-looking rocks.
• estuary The tide rushed into the estuary at a menacing pace.
• bight Heligoland is located in the German Bight.
• entrance I must sit for the entrance examination next year.
• passage I copied a passage from the book into my notebook.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

bay¹, arm¹

4 letters

mere¹, cove¹

5 letters

mouth¹, entry², creek¹, firth¹, bayou², bight¹

6 letters

intake², recess²

7 letters

opening³, passage², estuary⁴, ingress

8 letters

entrance²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (entry² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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Català

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