inland
pronunciation
How to pronounce inland in British English:
UK [ˌɪnˈlænd , ˈɪnlænd]
How to pronounce inland in American English:
US [ˌɪnˈlænd , ˈɪnlænd]
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- Adjective:
- situated away from an area's coast or border
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- Adverb:
- towards or into the interior of a region
Word Origin
- inland (adj.)
- Old English inn lond "land around the mansion of an estate," from in + land (n.). Meaning "interior parts of a country, remote from the sea or borders" is from 1570s. As an adjective, "of or pertaining to interior parts of a country," from 1550s.
Example
- 1. The center of the storm moved inland early tuesday .
- 2. Moving inland brings all sorts of unexpected costs .
- 3. Further inland , winds of up to 120 mph ( 192 kph ) flattened buildings and caused many more casualties .
- 4. But manufacturers are not simply shifting inland in search of cheap labour .
- 5. Build an efficient distribution network early on-delivering goods to inland shelves is hard .