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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Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Its Venom Is The Most Lethal Ever Recorded A single bite from the inland taipan can, in theory, kill over 100 adult humans.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Maine splits its Electoral College votes by congressional district, and a presidential year cranks up turnout in the state’s Republican-leaning inland district.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac Hurricane (six 1933 on the U.S. landfall map) is very similar to Hurricane Isabel in 2003, making landfall on the Outer Banks in North Carolina first before racing inland.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Those fishing may not use more than two lines and no more than two hooks per line.
Anglers 16 and older must have a valid Illinois sport fishing license with an inland trout stamp.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Its Venom Is The Most Lethal Ever Recorded A single bite from the inland taipan can, in theory, kill over 100 adult humans.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
For investors willing to move into China’s inland, where government incentives and support abound stemming from China’s new energy law, there are new potentially lucrative markets.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Maine splits its Electoral College votes by congressional district, and a presidential year cranks up turnout in the state’s Republican-leaning inland district.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Adverb
In places where labor markets are shifting inland, workforce disruptions are already emerging.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac Hurricane (six 1933 on the U.S. landfall map) is very similar to Hurricane Isabel in 2003, making landfall on the Outer Banks in North Carolina first before racing inland.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 6 May. 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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