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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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
However, Del Mar residents and others opposed to a tunnel, the only option for an inland train route, have raised questions that prolonged preliminary studies and a possible completion date.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Five people died in the Palisades Fire along the coast and 11 deaths resulted from the Eaton Fire inland, according to the Associated Press.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Save time for a cultural immersion, with a quick detour inland: Montgomery’s extraordinary Equal Justice Initiative has expanded its most recent opening, the 17-acre Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, featuring work by Charles Gaines, Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, and more artists.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 19 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
In 2024, the state recorded 199 license sales for non-resident firearms hunting and inland fishing permits.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2025
However, Del Mar residents and others opposed to a tunnel, the only option for an inland train route, have raised questions that prolonged preliminary studies and a possible completion date.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Noun
The winds raced in from the east, rather than the normal inland approach off the ocean.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Five people died in the Palisades Fire along the coast and 11 deaths resulted from the Eaton Fire inland, according to the Associated Press.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
Adverb
Conditions are dry with light winds that will slowly point further inland in the afternoon.
—Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Save time for a cultural immersion, with a quick detour inland: Montgomery’s extraordinary Equal Justice Initiative has expanded its most recent opening, the 17-acre Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, featuring work by Charles Gaines, Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, and more artists.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 25 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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