3 entries 1 source
Inland
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The interior part of a country. Shak.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: adjective (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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: adverb (adv.)
Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. Cook. The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east. S. Turner.