Inlet
Inlet noun - A part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline.
Usage example: went fishing in the quiet inlets of the coast
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Synonyms for Inlet
Loch is a synonym for inlet (Scottish) in arm of the sea topic. In some cases you can use "Loch" instead a noun "Inlet".
Loch
Loch noun - A part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline.
Usage example: in his biography of Samuel Johnson, James Boswell tells of being conducted by a Scottish boatman “across one of the lochs, as they call them, or arms of the sea”
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Synonyms for Loch
Inlet is a synonym for loch in shoreline indentation topic. You can use "Inlet" instead a noun "Loch".
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