inland
part of speech
adjective (inland); adverb (inland)
meaning for a pupil
1) In or towards the middle of a country, away from the coast or the sea: an inland town, travel inland. tree →
2) Inside one country, not abroad: inland mail (older use). tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography, inland places are far from the sea; they often have hotter summers and colder winters than the coast, because the sea keeps coastal weather milder. Inland lakes, rivers and deserts are studied on maps: Lake Superior is a huge inland lake; much of inland Australia is the dry Outback. In everyday life, when there is a storm or tsunami warning, people may be told to move inland and to higher ground. Phrases: "move inland", "inland waterways", "inland sea", "far inland", "head inland".
examples
- We drove inland, away from the beach. tree →
- The inland town is very hot in summer. tree →
- When the tsunami siren sounds, go inland and uphill. tree →
- Much of inland Australia is desert. tree →
- The river carried boats far inland. tree →
- Seagulls sometimes fly inland when there is a storm. tree →
- Birmingham is an inland city in England. tree →
- The Caspian Sea is a huge inland sea. tree →
- The crane flew some distance inland and then alighted. tree →
note
Stress: IN-land (adjective) and in-LAND or IN-land (adverb). Opposite: coastal, on the coast. Not to be confused with "island", which is land surrounded by water. Inland means away from the sea, not "inside the land".
In the corpora
- Run to high ground or far inland at once, without waiting for a warning.
- Near the shore a tsunami slows down and piles up, sometimes over 10 metres high, and floods far inland.
- Inland, caves are made in a different way: slightly acidic rain dissolves limestone.
Trees and pragmatics
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