| English noun: inlet | |||
| 1. | inlet (object) an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) | ||
| Synonyms | recess | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body of water, water | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cove, fiord, fjord, loch | ||
| Instance hyponym | Bristol Channel, Gulf of Aegina, Saronic Gulf, White Sea, Zuider Zee | ||
| Part meronym | lake, sea | ||
| 2. | inlet (artifact) an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container | ||
| Synonyms | intake | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opening | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air horn, siamese, siamese connection | ||