inland

Situated inside a country, away from the sea or coast.

• They live in an inland town.
• Inland areas are often hotter in summer.
• We visited several inland lakes during our trip.

Similar words: interior

Opposites: coastal

Common phrases: inland town, inland lake, inland region

Using routes inside the land, rather than travelling across the sea.

• The goods arrived by inland transport.
• Inland shipping carries cargo along rivers and canals.
• The company invested in inland freight routes.

Opposites: maritime

Common phrases: inland transport, inland shipping, inland waterways

Taking place within one country, rather than involving other countries.

• The report separates inland trade from foreign trade.
• Merchants faced new taxes on inland commerce.
• The inland revenue office collected taxes throughout the country.

Similar words: domestic, internal

Opposites: foreign

Common phrases: inland trade, inland commerce, inland revenue

Away from the coast towards the inside of the land, or at a place away from the coast.

• We drove inland after lunch.
• The storm moved inland during the night.
• Their village is twenty miles inland from the coast.

Opposites: seaward

Common phrases: move inland, further inland, miles inland