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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Jeffrey Bartel, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
As usual, the hottest spots will be in the far inland parts of the East Bay.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Florida is a state of paradoxes, from its history of colonization and relationship to enslavement, to its immigrant communities and conservative politics, to its gorgeous waters and swampy inlands.
—Leila Mottley
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
ABC News, 7 July 2025
What To Know According to AccuWeather projection maps, the storm hit early on Sunday morning and is continuing inland and northward across the Carolinas, up through Virginia and Delaware.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
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Adjective
In recent years, inland logistics hubs that connect well to transportation systems have become preferred investment sites as companies seek to break their dependence on coastal ports.
—Jeffrey Bartel, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
As usual, the hottest spots will be in the far inland parts of the East Bay.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Noun
As of Tuesday, California was actively fighting nine wildfires and much of inland Northern California was under red flag fire warnings due to the threat of lightning strikes.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
Florida is a state of paradoxes, from its history of colonization and relationship to enslavement, to its immigrant communities and conservative politics, to its gorgeous waters and swampy inlands.
—Leila Mottley
june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
Adverb
The storm made landfall over Corpus Christi, Texas, and continued inland to bring extreme rainfall to south-central Texas from July 30 to August 5, according to the National Hurricane Center.
—ABC News, 7 July 2025
What To Know According to AccuWeather projection maps, the storm hit early on Sunday morning and is continuing inland and northward across the Carolinas, up through Virginia and Delaware.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 21 Jul. 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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