inland

American  

[in-luhnd, in-land, -luhnd] / ˈɪn lənd, ˈɪnˌlænd, -lənd /

adjective

1. pertaining to or situated in the interior part of a country or region.

   inland cities.

2. British. domestic or internal.

   inland revenue.

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adverb

1. in or toward the interior of a country.

noun

1. the interior part of a country.

inland British  

adjective

1. of, concerning, or located in the interior of a country or region away from a sea or border

2. operating within a country or region; domestic; not foreign

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noun

1. the interior of a country or region

adverb

1. towards or into the interior of a country or region

Other Word Forms

• inlander noun

Etymology

Origin of inland

before 950; Middle English, Old English; in- ¹, land

Example Sentences

The Devil’s Slide area was for many decades an infamous stretch of Highway 1 until officials rerouted the roadway farther inland with a tunnel, converting the old road into a popular paved trail.

From Los Angeles Times

And when they ventured inland, a few blocks from the beach, they found charred condos and stores surrounded with red “Peligro,” or danger, warning tape.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearby were partial skeletons of long necked dinosaurs preserved in river sediments, pointing to a forested inland environment crisscrossed by waterways.

From Science Daily

Council workers then flatten the huge mounds of sand to create an inland beach, ready for the first games on Friday.

From BBC

They were flying inland, as if it were night.

From Literature