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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Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026 Steelhead, which are also known as inland stream rainbow trout, are among Michigan's most popular sport fish. —Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Cook County trout fishing season opens soon The 2026 spring inland trout fishing seasons opens April 4 at Axehead Lake and Bealleau Lake in Park Ridge, Sag Quarry East in Lemont, Horsetail Lake in Palos Park and Green Lake in Calumet City. —Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 However, those setups face limits because the long pipes required to bring cold water inland are expensive and restrict system size. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inland
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Adjective
Many grocery stores thaw previously frozen shrimp and sell it at the seafood counter, especially in inland locations, says Malivert. —Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 18 Apr. 2026 Steelhead, which are also known as inland stream rainbow trout, are among Michigan's most popular sport fish. —Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
Temperatures will drop into the 60s inland and around 70 along the coast. —Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026 Cook County trout fishing season opens soon The 2026 spring inland trout fishing seasons opens April 4 at Axehead Lake and Bealleau Lake in Park Ridge, Sag Quarry East in Lemont, Horsetail Lake in Palos Park and Green Lake in Calumet City. —Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Adverb
The land outside is similarly undeveloped, continuing inland to Sartène, with its medieval warren of streets and austere granite houses on a rocky outcrop, or east along the coast to Bonifacio, a former Genoese stronghold with a deep, narrow harbor cutting through towering chalk cliffs. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 However, those setups face limits because the long pipes required to bring cold water inland are expensive and restrict system size. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inland
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“Inland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/inland. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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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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