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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Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
Late Thursday, Guerrero state Civil Defense Director Roberto Arroyo said that a 1-year-old boy had died in San Marcos, an inland community southeast of Acapulco in the path of Erick.
—Luis Alberto Cruz, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The heat is of concern to firefighters because seasonal rainfall inland is far below normal.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Jade Walker, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Born June 20, 1942, Brian Douglas Wilson grew up in Hawthorne — just a few miles inland from the beaches that would inspire him to write some of the greatest surf music of all time.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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Adjective
Late Thursday, Guerrero state Civil Defense Director Roberto Arroyo said a 1-year-old boy had died in San Marcos, an inland community southeast of Acapulco in the path of Erick.
—Arkansas Online, 21 June 2025
Late Thursday, Guerrero state Civil Defense Director Roberto Arroyo said that a 1-year-old boy had died in San Marcos, an inland community southeast of Acapulco in the path of Erick.
—Luis Alberto Cruz, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Noun
The dish, accented by spirulina and Calvisius caviar, reflects the unique duality of the region, where inland rice fields meet the seabed.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
The heat is of concern to firefighters because seasonal rainfall inland is far below normal.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025
Adverb
The hurricane unleashed powerful 125 mph winds at the coast and dumped heavy rains inland.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
Born June 20, 1942, Brian Douglas Wilson grew up in Hawthorne — just a few miles inland from the beaches that would inspire him to write some of the greatest surf music of all time.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 June 2025
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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