Inland
['ɪnlənd;-lænd] or [,ɪn'lænd]
Definition
(adj.) situated away from an area's coast or border .
(adv.) towards or into the interior of a region; 'the town is five miles inland'.
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Definition
(a.) Within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior; as, an inland town.
(a.) 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.
(a.) Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreing; as, an inland bill of exchange. See Exchange.
(n.) The interior part of a country.
(adv.) Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast.
Checker: Lowell
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Interior.[2]. Domestic, not foreign.
Checker: Roberta
Definition
n. the interior part of a country.—adj. remote from the sea: carried on or produced within a country: confined to a country: (Shak.) refined polished.—n. In′lander one who lives inland.—Inland navigation passage of boats or vessels on rivers lakes or canals within a country; Inland revenue internal revenue derived from excise stamps income-tax &c.
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Examples
- In the early history of steam navigation the side wheel steamer was the favorite, and was employed for ocean travel as well as for inland waters. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- From the coast inland, stretch, between flowered lanes and hedges, rolling pasture-lands of rich green made all the more vivid by th e deep reddish tint of the ploughed fields. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Coals carried, either by land or by inland navigation, pay no duty. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It was one of the oldest farms in the neighbourhood, situated in a solitary, sheltered spot, inland at the junction of two hills. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- A month or six weeks later I saw an extract from an American newspaper, describing the departure of the adventurers on their inland journey. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- All the freedom which the trade of the inland corn dealer has ever yet enjoyed was bestowed upon it by this statute. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- But the private trade of the servants may extend to all the different branches both of its inland and foreign trade. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- An Allied force landed at Salonika in Greece, and pushed inland towards Monastir, but was unable to render any effectual assistance to the Serbians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- My lady offered to remove her for change of air to one of our farms, inland. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The extent and easiness of this inland navigation was probably one of the principal causes of the early improvement of Egypt. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It was a coastal culture not reaching deeply inland. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The cliffs, the beach, and the walks inland were all in the solitary condition which was most welcome to us. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Side wheel steamers for inland waters, and screw propellers for sea service, however, in time established their fitness for their respective scenes of action. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This explains why lands situated on or near large bodies of water usually have less variation in temperature than inland regions. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- In order to prevent exportation, the whole inland commerce of wool is laid under very burdensome and oppressive restrictions. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The interest of the inland dealer, however, it has already been shown, can never be opposite to that of the great body of the people. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- But one fine day there came an excursion from an inland town to see the lake. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The tribe to which he belonged roamed a tract extending, roughly, twenty-five miles along the seacoast and some fifty miles inland. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The Mediterranean area was probably a great valley below the general sea-level, containing two inland seas cut off from the general ocean. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I could not dwell inland myself. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- There are a few exceptions, but they are such as can give no interruption to any important branch of inland commerce of the country. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Sand-dunes are composed of drift sand thrown up by the waves of the sea, and blown, when dry, to some distance inland, until it is stopped by large stones, tree roots or other obstacles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The interest of the inland corn dealer is the same. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- We saw where Agamemnon's fleets rendezvoused, and away inland a mountain which the map said was Mount Ida. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Her ships followed her marvellous inland waterways, and put to sea but rarely, and then only to India or Borneo as their utmost adventure. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She was, so to speak, a poor Catholic inland Britain, entirely surrounded by enemies instead of by the sea. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- When such restrictions are imposed upon the inland trade, the coasting trade, we may believe, cannot be left very free. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It comprehends both the inland and the coasting trade. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In addition to the sands on the beaches, they occur very abundantly in many inland locations, which were formerly sea bottoms, and very extensively in the great deserts of the world. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The trade of the merchant-exporter was, in this manner, not only encouraged by a bounty, but rendered much more free than that of the inland dealer. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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