INLAND

inland

(adjective) situated away from an area’s coast or border

inland

(adverb) towards or into the interior of a region; “the town is five miles inland”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inland (comparative more inland, superlative most inland)

Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior

Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the seashore boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea

Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign.

Noun

inland (plural inlands)

The interior part of a country.

Adverb

inland (comparative more inland, superlative most inland)

Into, or towards, the interior of the land, away from the coast.

Anagrams

• Landin, Niland, landin'

Source: Wiktionary


In"land, a.

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, n.

Definition: The interior part of a country. Shak.

In"land, adv.

Definition: Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. Cook. The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east. S. Turner.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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