in·let /ˈɪnˌlɛt, lət/
插入物
in·let /ˈɪnˌlɛt, lət/ 名詞
進氣孔,入口,插入物,注入,引入,進口,入口管
In·let n.
1. A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance; especially, a narrow waterway leading into a harbor.
Doors and windows, inlets of men and of light. --Sir H. Wotton.
2. A bay or recess, as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands.
3. That which is let in or inlaid; an inserted material.
Note: ☞ Inlet is also used adjectively, as in inlet pipe, inlet valve, etc.
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inlet
n : an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky
headlands) [syn: recess]