inlet
Water reaching landward
An inlet is a narrow body of water extending into land from a larger body—a small bay, cove, or arm of the sea: The boat anchored in a sheltered inlet.
More generally, an inlet is any opening that admits entry, especially for liquids or gases: an air inlet, a water inlet.
The opposite is outlet.
Sheltered coastal indentation
- bayPartially enclosed water
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
- fjordGlacially carved coastal inlet
- lagoonSheltered coastal shallows
bight · sound · gulf · arm · firth · loch · embayment · fiord
Passage for transmission
- straitConstricted marine passage
- passageSegment of text
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- streamSteady continuous flow
creek · flow · current · tidal · confluence · narrows · outflow · inflow
Secure harbor spot
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
- berthSleeping space on transport
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
wharf · quay · pier · jetty · port · shelter · haven · slipway
Coastal land jutting seaward
- capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
- promontoryElevated land jutting waterward
- spitExpelled mouth moisture
- sandbarUnderwater ridge of sediment
mudflat · shoal · bluff · cliff · peninsula · isthmus · tombolo · barrier
cove
Sheltered coastal indentation
lagoon · bight · sound · gulf · arm · firth · loch · embayment · fiord · creek
channel
Passage for transmission
stream · creek · flow · current · tidal · confluence · narrows · outflow · inflow · freshwater
anchorage
Secure harbor spot
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
- berthSleeping space on transport
dock · wharf · quay · pier · jetty · port · shelter · haven · slipway · breakwater
headland
Coastal land jutting seaward
- capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
- promontoryElevated land jutting waterward
- spitExpelled mouth moisture
sandbar · mudflat · shoal · bluff · cliff · peninsula · isthmus · tombolo · barrier · delta
valve
Fluid flow controller
port · aperture · orifice · feed · supply · airflow · ventilation · conduit · fitting · nozzle
indentation
Inward cut or setback
niche · alcove · depression · concavity · groove · pocket · cutout · nook · opening · gap
- coastal lifedolphins, pelicans, lighthouses, seagulls, fishing
- baysgulf, cove, bight, embayment, sound
- boating destinationscoastal waters, inland lakes, Bahamas, canals, harbors
- coastal placesbeach, Big Sur, island, Monterey Bay, resort
- fishing villagefisherman, fishermen, fishing boat, fishing fleet, nets
- island featuresbeach, lagoon, coral reef, atoll, reef