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inland

[in-luhnd, in-land, -luhnd] / ˈɪn lənd, ˈɪnˌlænd, -lənd /


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The Baltic Sea offers beach getaways for those who would rather not swelter in Spain or inland.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The tidal Scheldt river estuary is the main maritime access route to Antwerp port, along with several narrower canals primarily used for inland navigation.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Southern California’s Salton Sea was once a resort playground, with sunny beaches, celebrities and people waterskiing on the vast inland lake in the 1950s and ’60s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The missiles create a “multilayered offensive kill network” enabling Japan to strike targets along the coasts as well as inland areas of neighboring countries, the Chinese military’s flagship newspaper, PLA Daily, said in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

As the continents bumped and nudged, sometimes one continental plate would slide over another, pushing ocean floor before it, reworking the landscape for 150 miles or more inland.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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