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

The company currently operates across inland water networks offering barge, rail, storage, packaging and logistics services for a variety of cargo. —Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 2 June 2026

Pittsburgh is one of the busiest inland ports in the country. —Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 1 June 2026

Noun

Sacramento and Yuba counties are the farthest inland to report hospitalizations. —Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2026

Expect hazy skies, highs in the mid to upper 80s, with 90s inland and cooler 70s at the coast for Monday. —Matthew Villafane, CBS News, 18 May 2026

Adverb

Agnes also underscores why Ken Graham, National Weather Service director, stresses the dangers of hurricane season this year to the millions who live far inland from the point of landfall. —Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 28 May 2026

In South Florida, sea breezes from the Atlantic push moisture inland while heat rising off urban areas and the Everglades carries that moisture into the cold air above. —Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 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