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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Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Jeffboat built a reputation as one of the country's largest inland shipyards, and while the company is known for the massive towboats launched into the Ohio River, large World War II-era vessels also came from Jeffersonville.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Oct. 2025
Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
In total, roughly 300 maritime pilots that handle ocean and inland shipping are part of the protest.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Flooding will extend inland from the waterfront threatening some homes and businesses.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
Second, the flowing glacier brings more ice forward to replace what breaks off, slowing the cliff’s inland retreat and making a chain reaction of cliff toppling less likely.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Jeffboat built a reputation as one of the country's largest inland shipyards, and while the company is known for the massive towboats launched into the Ohio River, large World War II-era vessels also came from Jeffersonville.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
Marines were firing artillery from the coast to inland impact zones on the other side of the freeway.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
In total, roughly 300 maritime pilots that handle ocean and inland shipping are part of the protest.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
The Americans pushed inland through the bocage, a landscape of fields or pastures, divided by immense hedgerows, weeds, bushes, and trees.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Flooding will extend inland from the waterfront threatening some homes and businesses.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 22 Oct. 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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