Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inland"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inland \In"land\, n.
The interior part of a country. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inland \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inland \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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inland
adj : situated away from an area's coast or border [ant: {coastal}]
adv : towards or into the interior of a region; "the town is five
miles inland"
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