inland

1 of 3

adjective

in·​land ˈin-ˌland How to pronounce inland (audio)
-lənd
1
: of or relating to the interior of a country
2
chiefly British : not foreign : domestic

inland

2 of 3

noun

: the interior part of a country

inland

3 of 3

adverb

: 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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Adjective
The project team is also finishing the placement of large temporary concrete barriers between the track and the inland bluff near where the Mariposa Bridge once was. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 2 June 2025 Rhome says ordering evacuations from inland flooding poses a greater challenge. — Greg Allen, NPR, 1 June 2025
Noun
Plant perennial impatiens in full sun along the coast but partial sun inland. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 15 May 2025 Sanlúcar and Santa María are on the Atlantic Coast, and Jerez is half an hour inland. — Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Adverb
One idea sometimes discussed is to reroute about seven miles of track inland, perhaps along the I-5 freeway, but little progress has been made in that direction. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025 The operation included actions inland, including overnight parachute landings on strategic German sites and U.S. Army Rangers scaling cliffs to take out German gun positions. — Medianews Group, Hartford Courant, 4 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for inland

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1573, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1600, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of inland was in the 15th century

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inland

1 of 3 adjective
in·​land ˈin-ˌland How to pronounce inland (audio)
-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
-ˌlan-dər
-lən-
noun

inland

3 of 3 adverb
: into or toward the area away from a coast
traveled inland

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