Thesaurus results for INLET

inlet

noun

ˈin-ˌlet

Definition of inlet

as in bay

a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline went fishing in the quiet inlets of the coast

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Recent Examples of inlet Appealing retirement spots include the capital Ljubljana; the lake resort town of Bled; Piran, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea; and the inland city of Celje. — William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Officials have also reviewed currents, tides, wind conditions and possible drift patterns, and checked local beaches, bays, inlets and other coastal areas. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 30 July 2026 The West Coast of the United States boasts thousands of miles of shoreline, spanning inlets, beautiful bays, golden-sand beaches, and tidal areas, many of which lie within California. — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026 For direct charging from the grid, Aboard installs a NACS inlet for both AC charging at the campground and Level 3 DC fast-charging at EV stations. — New Atlas, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for inlet

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Noun

The more powerful next generation of Starlink satellites, however, are bigger, and designed to fit in Starship's payload bay, not atop the Falcon 9.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Toto’s Bar and Bacchus Restaurant are agreeable places for drinks and meals, with grandstand views of all the yachting action in the bay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of bay

Noun

At these levels, Mosquito Lagoon will no longer be an estuary but be our new ocean beach.

— Jay Reddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Peter’s family boarded the vessel for an eight-mile trip down the estuary to the George III Hotel when the tide pushed it into a bridge and sent all 42 passengers into the water, the outlet reported.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

Definition of estuary

Noun

One of my non-negotiable recommendations is Tonnara di Scopello, another historic tuna fishery turned into a tiny museum and protected cove.

— Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
The Spain property sits above two of the northern Costa Brava’s quieter coves, the deep water of Platja Fonda directly below and the turquoise bay of Aiguablava just beyond, with a private gate opening onto the sand.

— Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of cove

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