What does "inland" mean?
Inland: 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.
Additional senses
- 2.Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreing; as, an inland bill of exchange. See Exchange.
- 3.The interior part of a country. Shak.
- 4.Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. Cook. The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east. S. Turner.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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