1
: of or relating to the interior of a country
2
chiefly British
: not foreign : domestic
: the interior part of a country
: into or toward the interior
Examples of inland in a Sentence
Adverb
They traveled inland from the sea.
They live inland about three miles.
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Nick Nuttall, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
According to the National Weather Service, the temperature is expected to dip slightly below normal on early Tuesday morning, ranging in the mid-30s and low 40s, particularly in inland areas away from the coast.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
But just 35 miles inland from the popular shoreline is the historic town of Milton which defies the traditional ideas of panhandle vacations.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
This in turn should cut not only maritime but long distance, inland transport emissions.
—Nick Nuttall, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
According to the National Weather Service, the temperature is expected to dip slightly below normal on early Tuesday morning, ranging in the mid-30s and low 40s, particularly in inland areas away from the coast.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
Meanwhile, in inland Levy County, temperatures are forecast to dip to 31 F.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Sign up If scientists can't stop rising sea levels, freshwater will continue to turn to saltwater, and increasingly powerful storms will keep pushing this saltwater inland.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 13 Nov. 2024
Adverb
In late April 1777, 1,500 British soldiers and loyalists landed on the Connecticut shore and marched 25 miles inland.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
But just 35 miles inland from the popular shoreline is the historic town of Milton which defies the traditional ideas of panhandle vacations.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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inland
1 of 3 adjective
in·land
ˈin-ˌland 
-lənd
: of or relating to the part of a country away from the coast or boundaries
inland
2 of 3 noun
: the part of a country away from the coast or boundaries : interior
inlander
noun
-ˌlan-dər
-lən-
inland
3 of 3 adverb
: into or toward the area away from a coast
traveled inland
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