Definition of inland
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: of or relating to the interior of a country
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Their biggest fear are the thousands of fireworks that will be unleashed on Independence Day in the hot inland communities of Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Sonoma and Napa counties, which have plenty of dry hillsides.
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Some of California's top contenders in the gubernatorial race told the Sacramento Bee about their thoughts on the divide between coastal and inland California ahead of the June 5 primary.
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His Mississippi and Alabama counterparts also declared states of emergency, citing the threat of coastal and inland flooding from storm rains.
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In addition to Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, American Cruise Lines' operates small ships along the coastal and inland waterways of New England and the Southeast.
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Thousands of San Diegans will gather to clean up and beautify more than 100 coastal and inland sites across the county.
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Gusts in the 30-to-50 mph range are expected in coastal and inland areas across the region but gusts could reach up to 60 mph in the Antelope Valley and 75 mph in mountain passes.
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The upcoming week will feature a preponderance of northeast winds that will keep readings in the chilly 30s near the lake with inland temperatures hovering in the 40s.
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Greenery is present in all these shots, though there is a progression from the woods to civilization as trucks, railroad tracks, highways and heavily industrialized inland ports start to appear.
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First Known Use of inland
15th century
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The wooden marvel, made for Burning Man by artist Jerry Snyder, honors Nevada’s state fossil, a gigantic sea reptile that once swam beneath the surface of a massive inland sea.
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Saturday will be the hottest day across most of the county with temperatures reaching 78 in San Diego and the low-to-mid-90s inland.
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To the north and inland from Oamaru is the Waitaki Valley, a bastion of mountains and lakes.
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This difference generally makes the temperature of coastal climates more moderate than those inland.
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The heat inland will feel even worse because of high humidity, with dewpoints in the stifling lower 70s.
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It was originally planned as an event under the stars in the Netivot area, near the Gaza border, but was relocated to the inland rolling hills and more contained circumstances of the Ella Valley winery, a kibbutz located near Bet Shemesh.
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The battered volcanic cliffs of West Quoddy Head rise a hundred feet off the ocean, lean back, and push the forest inland.
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Some people did venture out after being locked up for three days because of the relentless rains that are now heading north into the inland of the United States.
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First Known Use of inland
1573
Definition of inland
: into or toward the interior
Examples of inland in a Sentence
They traveled inland from the sea.
They live inland about three miles.
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Native villages along the coast are moving inland to flee rising seas.
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Like the city itself, the festivities begin on the Delaware and move inland, with a mouthwatering selection of music, food, and fireworks.
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Others have debated whether to let go, move farther inland and allow Mother Ocean to have her way.
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Then head inland for the island’s spiritual hub, Ubud: The Four Seasons there is one of the most indulgent overnighting spots nestled amid the treetops.
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Initially an ecological term used to describe shorelines moving inland because of erosion, retreat has expanded to encompass an increasingly popular idea among a small but growing cadre of academics, environmental researchers, and urban planners.
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Volunteers from the Sea Turtle Patrol spotted two small parallel footprints with a line in the sand between the footprints, all heading inland from the water meant a mother Kemp’s ridley had nested nearby.
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Expecting another round of upper 80s to mid 90s inland, particularly in the typically warmer spots of the [Connecticut] and Merrimack valleys,’’ forecasters wrote Thursday.
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The state/private consortium still investigating the sunken wreck takes its finds to the QAR Conservation Lab, 90 miles inland at Eastern Carolina University, in Greenville (school team name: the Pirates).
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First Known Use of inland
1600
INLAND Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of inland for English Language Learners
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: of, relating to, or in the part of a country that is away from the coast or boundaries
inland
Definition of inland for English Language Learners
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: in, into, or toward the middle of a country : away from the coast
INLAND Defined for Kids
Definition of inland for Students
: of or relating to the part of a country away from the coast
- inland towns
Definition of inland for Students
: the part of a country away from the coast or boundaries
Definition of inland for Students
: into or toward the area away from a coast
- The storm moved inland.
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