inland Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective situated away from an area's coast or border
  2. adverb towards or into the interior of a region
    • the town is five miles inland

WordNet

In"land adjective
Definitions
  1. Within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior; as, an inland town. "This wide inland sea." Spenser.
    From inland regions to the distant main. Cowper.
  2. Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the seashore boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea; as, inland transportation, commerce, navigation, etc.
  3. Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreing; as, an inland bill of exchange. See Exchange.
In"land noun
Definitions
  1. The interior part of a country. Shak.
In"land adverb
Definitions
  1. Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. Cook.
    The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east. S. Turner.

Webster 1913