inland

1 of 3

adjective

in·​land ˈin-ˌland 

-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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

This park also includes many inland lakes, meadows, wetlands, and northern hardwood and conifer forests. — Josh Laskin, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

The debate usually comes to a head in the summer, when high inland temperatures send bigger crowds to the beach, sometimes straining the mood of residents who live there. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Noun

The weekend should heat up to the high 80s on the east coast and higher inland. — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2026

California’s fastest-growing economies so far this century are in the Bay Area or inland. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 9 May 2026

Adverb

The event occurred inland (not under the ocean) and caused severe damage, at least one death, and more than a hundred injuries. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 25 June 2026

Every day, a train leaves the station in Nice, France, and winds its way inland toward the Alps. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026

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

Rhymes for inland

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand

Kids Definition

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

-ˌlan-dər, 

-lən-

noun

inland

3 of 3 adverb

: into or toward the area away from a coast

traveled inland