inland
adjective
in·land
| \ ˈin-ˌland
, -lənd\
, -lənd\
Definition of inland
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: of or relating to the interior of a country
inland
nounDefinition of inland (Entry 2 of 3)
: the interior part of a country
inland
adverbDefinition of inland (Entry 3 of 3)
: into or toward the interior
Examples of inland in a Sentence
Adverb
They traveled inland from the sea. They live inland about three miles.Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Cottonwoods that line our inland creek beds will begin to turn yellow. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Tune in to nature to sense seasons’ subtle changes," 24 Aug. 2019 Bad things happened to bald eagles (DDT, poaching, loss of foraging habitat), and then good things happened (the Endangered Species Act, a successful species recovery plan, improved river quality, rebounding inland fisheries). — Bruce Beehler, The Denver Post, "Guest Commentary: Why doom and gloom won’t help us fight climate change," 23 Aug. 2019 Rosas believes inland aquaculture—raising the animals from birth to adulthood in captivity—could be one way to meet increased demand without devastating the wild population. — Tik Root, Time, "Inside the Race to Build the World's First Commercial Octopus Farm," 21 Aug. 2019 Within the United States, according to an analysis by The Washington Post, the northeast corridor between Philadelphia and Boston has seen much more warming than inland parts of Alabama and Mississippi, which have seen very little. — Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, "Robinson: Trump better know how to swim — sea-level rise may claim Mar-a-Lago," 18 Aug. 2019 Part of Portugal’s problem, as in other southern European countries, is that inland villages have shed their populations. — Raphael Minder, BostonGlobe.com, "Portugal turns to goats as its wildfires get baaaad," 17 Aug. 2019 Many of the Neanderthal remains discovered so far come from inland areas as well as the coasts. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Were Neanderthals Getting Surfer’s Ear From Diving for Seafood?," 16 Aug. 2019 High temperatures today will range from the upper 90s to around 100 for most inland areas and the lower to middle 90s near the immediate coast, the weather service said. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Just how hot will it feel in Alabama today? Excessive heat warnings continue," 13 Aug. 2019 Republicans have their own female veterans running for House seats: Aja Smith in inland Southern California and Lynne Blankenbeker in New Hampshire. — Michael Tackett, New York Times, "From Annapolis to Congress? These Three Women Know Tough Missions," 29 Jan. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Each personal watercraft driver then took rescued individuals about 1 to 2 miles back toward inland areas, where a bus driver transported them to shelters, Burrows said. — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville high school grad rescued Hurricane Dorian victims in the Bahamas on watercraft," 5 Sep. 2019 Some of the thunderstorms over the mountains could spill over into the inland valleys. — Robert Krier, San Diego Union-Tribune, "August weather recap: Temperatures just right," 3 Sep. 2019 Highs in the inland valleys will reach 90 on Sunday before cooling off slightly early next week, while temperatures near the foothills are expected to peak at 98 on Sunday. — Ramona Sentinel, "Labor Day weekend expected to bring extreme heat to desert," 29 Aug. 2019 Famous for its beaches and mountains, Gran Canaria and its capital, Las Palmas, are popular European vacation destinations but the blaze was in a rugged inland area. — Barry Hatton, chicagotribune.com, "More than 9,000 people flee ‘monster’ wildfire in Spain’s Canary Islands," 19 Aug. 2019 And in Pentwater, Mich., a short drive from Ludington, an inland bridge made inaccessible by the rising water has cut off one side of town from the other. — Mitch Smith, New York Times, "Summer on the Swollen Great Lakes," 24 Aug. 2019 An interactive map the researchers built to show off the data reveals some inland communities — like Immokalee in Collier County and Watergate in Palm Beach County — are also evacuation challenged. — Alex Harris, sun-sentinel.com, "Florida has the most small cities with hurricane evacuation problems, analysis finds," 23 Aug. 2019 Dominick and Alicia Rhodes have had blue tarps covering the roof of their Florida home and a firetruck in their front yard since Hurricane Michael devastated their rural inland county 10 months ago. — NBC News, "Florida firefighters says firehouse destroyed by Hurricane Michael now a life or death issue," 23 Aug. 2019 The heat wave that toppled temperature records this week persisted as promised Thursday, sending Bay Area residents indoors and out of the August sun as the mercury shot up into the 90s and 100s in the inland valleys. — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, "‘Another hot day’: Bay Area temperatures soar again," 15 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
That makes forecasting the storm's path along the coast — either just off the coast, skirting it or moving inland with a direct hit — delicate and difficult. — Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News, "Cutting it close: Florida’s fate may be a matter of miles," 2 Sep. 2019 That makes forecasting the storm’s path along the coast — either just off the coast, skirting it or moving inland with a direct hit — delicate and difficult. — Seth Borenstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Cutting it close: Florida’s fate in Hurricane Dorian may be a matter of miles," 1 Sep. 2019 That makes forecasting the storm’s path along the coast — either just off the coast, skirting it or moving inland with a direct hit — delicate and difficult. — Seth Borenstein, chicagotribune.com, "With Hurricane Dorian, Florida’s fate may be a matter of miles," 1 Sep. 2019 But because Dorian will be approaching, the game has been moved farther inland to FSU's normal home field in Tallahassee. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, "Hurricane Dorian is days away from striking Florida, and could be a monster storm by landfall," 30 Aug. 2019 The system is likely to move inland before significant development can occur. — Leigh Morgan, al, "Tropical Storm Dorian forms in Atlantic; could become a hurricane by next week," 24 Aug. 2019 Storms are more likely to hit the coast and east Texas, where showers are expected to begin before moving inland, the weather service said. — Jasper Scherer, Houston Chronicle, "Showers, scattered thunderstorms may hit the Houston area Saturday," 24 Aug. 2019 Damaging winds could also spread well inland into portions of the Carolinas and Virginia. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "Hurricane Florence: what we know about the powerful storm heading for the Carolinas," 10 Sep. 2018 There, a driver picked them up and drove them inland. — Mark Curnutte, Cincinnati.com, "Gabi, 2, is a migrant. She and her mom walked from Guatemala. They're in Cincinnati now.," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inland.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for inland
inland
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of inland
(Entry 1 of 2)
: of, relating to, or in the part of a country that is away from the coast or boundaries
inland
adverbEnglish Language Learners Definition of inland (Entry 2 of 2)
: in, into, or toward the middle of a country : away from the coast
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inland
adjective
in·land
| \ ˈin-ˌland
, -lənd\
, -lənd\
Kids Definition of inland
(Entry 1 of 3)
: of or relating to the part of a country away from the coast
inland towns
inland
nounKids Definition of inland (Entry 2 of 3)
: the part of a country away from the coast or boundaries
inland
adverbKids Definition of inland (Entry 3 of 3)
: into or toward the area away from a coast
The storm moved inland.
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