About The Word Inland
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Inland
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What's The Definition Of Inland?
[adv] towards or into the interior of a region; "the town is five miles inland"
[adj] situated away from an area's coast or border Synonyms | Synonyms for Inland: interior | landlocked | midland | upcountry Related Terms | Find terms related to Inland: heartland | hinterland | home | inlands | inshore | interior | internal | intestine | inward | inwardly | inwards | mediterranean | midland | midlands | municipal | national | native | up-country | withinwards See Also | Inland In Webster's Dictionary \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. The interior part of a country. --Shak. \In"land\, adv. Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. --Cook. The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east. --S. Turner. |
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