Definition of "inland"
- adjective
Within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior; as, an inland town.
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.
Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign; as, an inland bill of exchange.
- noun
The interior part of a country.
- adverb
Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast.
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