inland

Meanings

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.

Adv

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

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

Words With Friends Score: 10

inland is a valid Words With Friends word