anchorage vs inlet

anchorage

noun
  • A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge. 

  • That into which something is anchored or fastened. 

  • The set of anchors belonging to a ship. 

  • Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust. 

  • The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite. 

  • The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor. 

  • The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs. 

  • A fee charged for anchoring. 

inlet

noun
  • A body of water let into a coast, such as a bay, cove, fjord or estuary. 

  • A passage that leads into a cavity. 

verb
  • To let in; admit. 

  • To carve the wooden stock of a firearm so as to position the metal components in it. 

  • To insert; inlay. 

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