inland

Plural: inlands

Adjective

situated away from an area's coast or border

Adverb

towards or into the interior of a region
- "the town is five miles inland"

Adj

Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
Limited to the land, or to inland routes; not passing on, or over, the sea.
Confined to one country or state; domestic; not foreign.
Of a sophisticated background, especially as relates to a royal court or national capital.

Noun

The interior part of a country or region.
The interior part of a country.

Adv

Into, or towards, the interior of the land, away from the coast.

Examples

an inland bill of exchange
an inland town
inland bred
inland commerce
inland navigation
inland transportation
Players who only focus on the center of the board miss opportunities on the inland edges.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English inland, inlond, from Old English inland, equivalent to in- + land. Compare West Frisian ynlân (“inland”), German Inland (“inland”), Danish indland (“inland”), Swedish inland (“inland”), Norwegian innland (“inland”). Compare also Dutch binnenland.

Antonyms

coastal, seaside

Scrabble Score: 7

inland: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
inland: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
inland: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

inland: valid Words With Friends Word