INLAND


Meaning of INLAND in English

adverb , adjective

■ adverb

/ ˌɪnˈlænd; NAmE / in a direction towards the middle of a country; away from the coast :

The town lies a few kilometres inland.

We travelled further inland the next day.

■ adjective

/ ˈɪnlænd/ [ usually before noun ] located in or near the middle of a country, not near the edge or on the coast :

inland areas

inland lakes

—compare coastal

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.