Inlet vs Estuary - What's the difference?
inlet | estuary |
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.
* 1748 . HUME, David. An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 15.
Coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge.
An ocean inlet also fed by fresh river water.
As nouns the difference between inlet and estuary
is that inlet is a body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary while estuary is coastal water body where ocean tides and river water merge.As a verb inlet
is to let in; admit.inlet
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) inleten, equivalent to .Verb
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Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
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