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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Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
The latest dense fog advisory expired Friday morning, but may need to be issued early Saturday morning again for inland valleys and possibly the coast, the National Weather Service said.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
The new map, however, shifts several inland and southern districts toward Democrats, consolidating Republican voters into fewer, larger districts.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Tuesday morning will be cooler with lows dropping to the low 60s and upper 50s inland.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
The Palisades Fire tore through Malibu and Pacific Palisades, while the Eaton Fire engulfed the inland community of Altadena, about 35 miles away.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
The latest dense fog advisory expired Friday morning, but may need to be issued early Saturday morning again for inland valleys and possibly the coast, the National Weather Service said.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Noun
Tonight will be even cooler as temperatures will tumble overnight to the low 60s inland and the mid to upper 60s closer to the coast.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
The new map, however, shifts several inland and southern districts toward Democrats, consolidating Republican voters into fewer, larger districts.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
The new stretch of pipeline would go south of the Band’s land, farther inland into Ashland and Iron counties.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Tuesday morning will be cooler with lows dropping to the low 60s and upper 50s inland.
—Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 18 Dec. 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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