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

High temperatures in the 90s for inland Orange County and in the mountains below 6000 feet, in the mid 90s to 104 in the San Diego County valleys, and in the upper 90s to 108 for the Inland Empire expected. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

As usual, the hottest weather will be farther inland, with interior East Bay valleys, southern Salinas Valley, interior Monterey County, and interior portions of San Benito County climbing into the upper 90s and low 100s in some hotspots. — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Noun

Situated off the southern shores of both Ukraine and Russia, the Sea of Azov is a shallow inland sea that sits to the northeast of the Crimean Peninsula. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Pick one challenging day in the Tramuntana mountains, then take time to enjoy the flatter inland roads, where Mallorca is especially fun to ride. — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Adverb

Separately, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported explosions being heard today in Bushehr, another port city that sits deeper west into the Gulf, as well as the city of Choghadak further inland in the same province. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

High temperatures in the mid 70s to near 80 at the beaches to near 90 further inland expected. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 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