Inlet vs Canal - What's the difference?
inlet | canal |
To let in; admit.
To insert; inlay.
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A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary.
A passage that leads into a cavity.
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An artificial waterway, often connecting one body of water with another
A tubular channel within the body.
To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage
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To travel along a canal by boat
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As nouns the difference between inlet and canal
is that inlet is a body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary while canal is canal.As a verb inlet
is to let in; admit.inlet
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) inleten, equivalent to .Verb
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Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
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Anagrams
* * *canal
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(wikipedia canal)Noun
(en noun)Verb
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