as in bays
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
went fishing in the quiet inlets of the coast
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Recent Examples of inlets
Another notable individual is a female known as Flame, who has been sighted 695 times over the past 20 years — more than any other humpback — mostly in the coves, bays, and inlets around Juneau, Alaska’s capital.
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Big Think, 26 Dec. 2024
Prior to that closure, however, inlets and sheltered bays offer some of the best shots at late-season stripers.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
That's when cold arctic air starts to cool the lakes, allowing ice to form in some of the bays and inlets.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
They are more frequently seen in sheltered harbors and inlets where they may be spotted from a boat.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
To ensure Blackbeard was neutralized, Spotswood gave Robert Maynard, an officer in the Royal Navy, control of 60 men and two sloops—small sailboats that lacked cannons but could pursue Blackbeard in the narrow inlets and shallows of the coast.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
An intricate thread of marshy lakes and inlets at the foothills of the highest coastal mountain range in the world, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, serves as a gateway to some of the country’s most impressive naturescapes.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
Wood fishing boats bob in quiet inlets where my parents once spent weekends learning to water-ski.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
Storm surge happens as a tropical storm or hurricane pushes water toward the coast, triggering catastrophic flooding along the shore and in bays and inlets.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
Big Think, 26 Dec. 2024
Prior to that closure, however, inlets and sheltered bays offer some of the best shots at late-season stripers.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
That's when cold arctic air starts to cool the lakes, allowing ice to form in some of the bays and inlets.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
They are more frequently seen in sheltered harbors and inlets where they may be spotted from a boat.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
To ensure Blackbeard was neutralized, Spotswood gave Robert Maynard, an officer in the Royal Navy, control of 60 men and two sloops—small sailboats that lacked cannons but could pursue Blackbeard in the narrow inlets and shallows of the coast.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
An intricate thread of marshy lakes and inlets at the foothills of the highest coastal mountain range in the world, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, serves as a gateway to some of the country’s most impressive naturescapes.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2024
Wood fishing boats bob in quiet inlets where my parents once spent weekends learning to water-ski.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
Storm surge happens as a tropical storm or hurricane pushes water toward the coast, triggering catastrophic flooding along the shore and in bays and inlets.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Inlets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlets. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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