Inland - Dictionary Definition and Overview

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"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Inland : \In"land\, n. The interior part of a country. --Shak.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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.

Based on 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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Inland, NE Zip code(s): 68954

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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