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

Cape Maclear, Lake Malawi An enormous inland pool of clear water stretching as far as the eye can see, Lake Malawi offers many opportunities for affordable lakeside leisure. —Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026

Manatee season in Florida typically runs from mid-November through March 31, when dropping ocean temperatures send the gentle giants flocking to warmer inland springs and power plant discharge canals. —Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 6 Mar. 2026

Noun

Last Thursday, the city’s inland-wetlands commission voted 6-1 in favor of the developer, giving a green light for the project to move ahead. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026

However, the sun will begin to bring temperatures up with highs Sunday expected in the low 70s inland and in the mid to upper 60s on the coast. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026

Adverb

Temperatures across Central Florida remain higher than normal with the mid-80s expected inland on Thursday along with a chance for afternoon rain, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026

On her grandmother's island of Ambae, a coastal road from the airport to her village has been rerouted inland because of encroaching water. —CBS News, 5 Mar. 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