01 n. A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance;
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A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance;“Doors and windows, inlets of men and of light.” — Sir H. Wotton.
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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.
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That which is let in or inlaid; an inserted material.