inland

/'inlənd/

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Word: Inland

Part of Speech: Adjective and Adverb

Definition:

• As an adjective: "Inland" describes a location that is situated away from the coast or the borders of an area. For example, if you are talking about a town, it means the town is not near the sea or ocean.

• As an adverb: "Inland" means moving towards or into the interior part of a region, away from the coast.

Usage Instructions:

• Use "inland" when you want to describe places that are not near the sea.
• You can also use it to describe movement towards the middle of an area.

Examples:

• Adjective: "The town is five miles inland from the beach." (This means the town is located five miles away from the beach, towards the land.)
• Adverb: "We traveled inland to explore the forests." (This means we moved away from the coast and into the land to see the forests.)

Advanced Usage:

• You might hear "inland" used in discussions about geography, ecology, or urban planning. For example, "The inland areas of the country have different climates compared to coastal regions."

Word Variants:

• There aren’t many direct variants of "inland," but you may see related terms like "inland water" (referring to lakes and rivers that are away from the sea) or "inland shipping" (transporting goods within a country, away from coastal areas).

Different Meanings:

• While "inland" primarily refers to distance from the coast, it can also imply a sense of being less influenced by maritime activities, often leading to different cultural or economic characteristics.

Synonyms:

• For Adjective: interior, landlocked, remote
• For Adverb: inward, into the land

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

• There aren’t specific idioms or phrasal verbs that use "inland," but you might encounter phrases like "go inland" which means to travel away from the coast.

Summary:

"Inland" is a useful word to describe places and movements that are away from the sea or ocean.

Academic

Adjective

1. situated away from an area's coast or border

Adverb

1. towards or into the interior of a region
   • the town is five miles inland