inlets

Where water intrudes

Inlets is the plural of inlet.

An inlet is a narrow body of water extending into land from a larger body—smaller than a bay, often between islands or cutting into a coastline: The boat anchored in a sheltered inlet.

More generally, an inlet is any passage allowing entry, especially for liquids or air into a system: the air inlet on the engine.

coastal

cove

Sheltered coastal indentation

bayPartially enclosed water
fjordGlacially carved coastal inlet
estuaryTidal mixing zone

harbor · lagoon · gulf · sound · bight · loch · arm · anchorage · haven · tidal

waterway

channel

Passage for transmission

straitConstricted marine passage
passageSegment of text
narrowsConstricted water passage

cut · reach · thoroughfare · waterway · shipping · navigation · tidal flow · current · depth · dredged

stream

creek

Narrow natural watercourse

brookSmall flowing watercourse
tributaryStream entering larger river
feederSource of input

confluence · freshwater · drainage · watershed · runoff · headwater · spring · mouth · embayment

mechanical

valve

Fluid flow controller

portDocking place for ships
intakeAmount received or consumed
apertureAdjustable optical inlet

vent · nozzle · manifold · conduit · pipe · tube · fitting · connector · feed · supply

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cove

channel

creek

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