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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Shane Hinton, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Weather service forecast The National Weather Service said that a track closer to the coast would result in heavy coastal rain and inland snow from the Mid-Atlantic to New England, and strong winds near the coast with the potential for coastal flooding.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
However, the sun will begin to bring temperatures up with highs Sunday expected in the low 70s inland and in the mid to upper 60s on the coast.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Further inland, much of the Rockies is in urgent need of moisture, AccuWeather said.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The densest fog will be possible for inland areas, but patchy to dense fog developed in southern Miami-Dade COunty and the Upper Keys earlier today.
—Shane Hinton, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Weather service forecast The National Weather Service said that a track closer to the coast would result in heavy coastal rain and inland snow from the Mid-Atlantic to New England, and strong winds near the coast with the potential for coastal flooding.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
Last Thursday, the city’s inland-wetlands commission voted 6-1 in favor of the developer, giving a green light for the project to move ahead.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
However, the sun will begin to bring temperatures up with highs Sunday expected in the low 70s inland and in the mid to upper 60s on the coast.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
Adverb
Just inland from Sunset Beach, the small fishing village of Calabash has its own claim to fame.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026
Further inland, much of the Rockies is in urgent need of moisture, AccuWeather said.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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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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