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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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Monday morning the coastal areas and any inland valleys that remain clear.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
In total, roughly 300 maritime pilots that handle ocean and inland shipping are part of the protest.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Glaciers flowing toward the sea at the periphery of the 2-kilometer-thick sheet of ice were losing ice faster than snowfall could replenish them, causing their edges to recede inland.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Sacrament takes on the next crisis to strike the inland empire, COVID-19.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Monday morning the coastal areas and any inland valleys that remain clear.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
Marines were firing artillery from the coast to inland impact zones on the other side of the freeway.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
In total, roughly 300 maritime pilots that handle ocean and inland shipping are part of the protest.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
One such system has moved inland over the northern panhandle early Tuesday morning, an NWS forecast said, allowing a temporary respite from the strong winds and heavy rain.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Glaciers flowing toward the sea at the periphery of the 2-kilometer-thick sheet of ice were losing ice faster than snowfall could replenish them, causing their edges to recede inland.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 28 Oct. 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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