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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Bruce Strom, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
The storm caused deadly widespread inland flooding after landfall.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Midway along this crescent shape, inland, sits the spacious Minervois appellation.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Temperatures will reach the 70s along the coast and 80s farther inland by Sunday in Los Angeles County.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
However, my condo association includes several dozen inland three-story condominium buildings, which means that the chance that our residents will be wakened by their building collapsing around them is near zero.
—Bruce Strom, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
The storm caused deadly widespread inland flooding after landfall.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
Maine splits its Electoral College votes by congressional district, and a presidential year cranks up turnout in the state’s Republican-leaning inland district.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Midway along this crescent shape, inland, sits the spacious Minervois appellation.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Adverb
Sea-level rise would reach far inland, west of Florida’s Turnpike, along the South Fork of the New River and along the New River Canal close to Davie.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Temperatures will reach the 70s along the coast and 80s farther inland by Sunday in Los Angeles County.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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