Inland

Inland
Inland In"land, a. 1. Within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior; as, an inland town. ``This wide inland sea.'' --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

From inland regions to the distant main. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]

2. 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. [1913 Webster]

3. Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign; as, an inland bill of exchange. See {Exchange}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • Inland — In land, adv. Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. Cook. [1913 Webster] The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east. S. Turner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inland — [in′lənd; ] for n. & adv. [, in′land΄, in′lənd] adj. [ IN 1 + LAND] 1. of, located in, or confined to the interior of a country or region; away from the coast or border 2. Brit. carried on or operating within a country; domestic n. [ME < OE in …   English World dictionary

  • Inland — In land, n. The interior part of a country. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inland — Inland, das Gegenteil von Ausland (s. d.), im staatsrechtlichen Sinn das ganze jeweilige Gebiet eines Staatswesens, im strafrechtlichen Sinn dasjenige Gebiet, das dem jeweils fraglichen Gesetz als Geltungsbereich zugedacht und zugewiesen worden… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • inland — index interior Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • inland — O.E. inn lond land around the mansion of an estate, from IN (Cf. in) + LAND (Cf. 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 …   Etymology dictionary

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