Definition of inland
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: of or relating to the interior of a country
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Some people stayed with inland family, or in shelters.
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Anderson Valley is a narrow strip, just 25 miles long, tucked between coastal redwoods and inland oaks.
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Another group proposes the creation of another state called New California, comprising mostly inland counties, over grievances of high-state taxes, regulation and single party politics.
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Chinese companies have for years been expanding their footprint in inland Chinese provinces like Hunan, partly a response to government pressure to spread development from the relatively affluent coasts to poorer areas.
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The focus: how rising home prices affect people who proudly call inland California home.
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The agency required that a veteran to show proof of boots on the ground or operating along an inland waterway.
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Distances: 46 miles from Gilroy, 49 miles from Santa Cruz, 78 miles from San Jose, 97 miles from Half Moon Bay, 102 miles from Pleasanton, 126 miles from San Francisco (same mileage from S.F., coastal route or inland route).
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If there’s any doubt that Municipal Beach is a public amenity that needs to keep its gates open, think about last weekend, when inland temperatures across the Chicago area soared above the 90-degree mark.
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First Known Use of inland
15th century
Recent Examples of inland from the Web
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Amar also explained that there is a lot that ties California together, including the university system, income taxes, inland counties benefiting from the profits of the major cities, and the state’s water system.
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Also research, much of it by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department inland fisheries biologists, showed alligator gar are, despite their fierce appearance and seeming ability to survive in water inhospitable to other fish, a fragile fishery.
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The sparsely populated inland region north of Wine Country makes up 20 percent of the state’s landmass, a sweeping area about the size of Maine.
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Ammar Campa-Najjar will take on embattled GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter in inland San Diego County’s 50th Congressional District.
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That kind of widespread inland flooding isn’t a result of hurricanes alone.
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An easterly component to the winds will still allow those residing close to Lake Michigan to experience temperatures in the 70s, while farther inland readings approach or exceed the 90-degree mark.
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At another martial burial site in southern Denmark, materials were carried more than a mile from the coastal battlefield to an inland bog for ritual disposal.
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The farthest inland port on the East Coast, Baltimore is well-positioned on the Interstate 95 corridor and closest to Midwest automakers — advantages for its auto shipping business.
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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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That's because the worst heat will descend inland, peaking on Sunday afternoon in the counties of Oakland, Washtenaw, Genesee and Saginaw.
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Travelers who once bypassed the valley, following the siren call of Mendocino’s famous coastline, are increasingly journeying inland.
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Murrelets spend much of their lives at sea, but prefer to nest in older-growth forest on the coasts between central California and Alaska, sometimes traveling as far as 50 miles inland to find a spot to lay their eggs.
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That was having this really profound negative impact on farmers in Bangladesh because the disappearance of fresh water in the aquifer meant that saltwater was able to seep in even further inland and more quickly.
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The large laze plume was blowing inland along the coastline and the agency warned residents to avoid the area.
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Temperatures will reach the 70s inland, while coastal areas will have a southeasterly flow off Long Island Sound that will keep readings in the 60s.
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The range inland is slightly larger but similar, with highs from the upper 60s to mid 70s.
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Plant trees in full or partial sun in coastal areas, and in partial sun inland.
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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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