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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Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
In a statement later in the day, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles from inland areas toward waters off the west coast at around 4 p.m. local time (2 a.m. ET) Saturday.
—Reuters, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025
Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
With that said, there are significant gaps in access to care in China, particularly in its rural / inland areas that are home to roughly 40 percent of the country’s population.
—Web Golinkin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
In addition to marine hazards, freezing temperatures have prompted a cold weather advisory for inland Florida and Georgia, with wind chills expected to drop as low as 13 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
These structures dot a ravine that functioned as a natural route between the nearby coast and other inland settlements, archaeologists said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
In a statement later in the day, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired multiple cruise missiles from inland areas toward waters off the west coast at around 4 p.m. local time (2 a.m. ET) Saturday.
—Reuters, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
Secondly, did the colonists attempt to establish a new settlement inland?
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
With that said, there are significant gaps in access to care in China, particularly in its rural / inland areas that are home to roughly 40 percent of the country’s population.
—Web Golinkin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
In San Diego, there are multiple plants being planned and built inland, and one, called the Peregrine Energy Storage Plant, is under construction one mile south of Petco Park.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
In addition to marine hazards, freezing temperatures have prompted a cold weather advisory for inland Florida and Georgia, with wind chills expected to drop as low as 13 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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