English > inlet: 2 senses > noun 1, object| Meaning | An arm off of a larger / larger body of water (often between rocky headlands). |
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| Synonym | recess |
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| Instances | Bristol Channel | An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England |
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| Saronic Gulf, Gulf of Aegina | A gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece |
| White Sea | A large inlet of the Barents Sea in the northwestern part of European Russia |
| Zuider Zee | A former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of the Netherlands |
| Part of | lake | A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land |
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| sea | A division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land |
| Narrower | cove | A small inlet |
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| fjord, fiord | A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs |
| loch | A long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked) |
| Broader | body of water, water | The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) |
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| Spanish | abra, bahía, cala, ensenada, rada, seno |
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| Catalan | ancó, ansa, badia, cala, rada, si |
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