1. [adv]  towards or into the interior of a region; "the town is five miles inland"
2. [adj]  situated away from an area's coast or border

Inland
Winner of the 1996 Iowa Poetry Prize.

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1. \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.
            From inland regions to the distant main. --Cowper.
   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.
   3. Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreing; as,
      an inland bill of exchange. See {Exchange}.
   

2. \In"land\, n.
   The interior part of a country. --Shak.
   

3. \In"land\, adv.
   Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. --Cook.
         The greatest waves of population have rolled inland
         from the east.                           --S. Turner.