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

With ten inland beaches and nearly 100 miles of trails, the area is also famous for more than 42 miles of colorful, 200-foot-tall sandstone cliffs, waterfalls, and sandy beaches. —Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 12 Mar. 2026

The country had to draft a new constitution to establish a commitment to build an inland capital. —Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026

Noun

The port of Lewiston is America’s furthest-inland seaport, shuttling bulk commodities to and from the Pacific. —Mark Dee march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026

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

Adverb

Some patchy fog was also reported inland as well. —Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026

Further inland and to the south, Wolwedans Boulders Camp sits atop an island of granite and sandy plains found within a private nature reserve deep in the desert. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 11 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