inland
Far from shore
Inland means away from the coast or border, toward the interior of a land mass.
Water moves inland during floods; travelers head inland from port cities.
As an adjective, it describes things situated away from edges: inland waterways, inland cities.
The word contrasts with coastal, maritime, or frontier locations.
Inside area or region
- midlandInland interior region
- upcountryInland rural territory
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- continentalOf a continent
central · mainland · hinterland · backcountry · outback · heartland · upland · lowland
Toward the inside
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- isolatedSeparated from others
- secludedSet apart, private
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- uninhabitedHaving no occupants
undeveloped · backcountry · outback · hinterland · frontier · bush · beyond · distant
interior
Inside area or region
- midlandInland interior region
- upcountryInland rural territory
- landlockedHaving no sea access
continental · central · mainland · hinterland · backcountry · outback · heartland · upland · lowland · plateau
inward
Toward the inside
interior · upstream · upriver · upcountry · inshore · ashore
wilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- isolatedSeparated from others
- secludedSet apart, private
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
uninhabited · undeveloped · backcountry · outback · hinterland · frontier · bush · beyond · distant · removed
river
Large flowing watercourse
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- waterwayNavigable route for vessels
canal · reservoir · delta · tributary · estuary · basin · wetland · marsh · floodplain · watershed
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
village · homestead · farming · cropland · meadow · orchard · vineyard · dairy · livestock · harvest
- place adjectivescoastal, suburban, urban, rural, northern
- inland areasinterior, heartland, hinterland, central region
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- inland terraininterior, hinterland, heartland, midland, landlocked
- landsfarmland, grassland, wetland, marshland, parkland
- place descriptorsregional, local, remote, national, isolated
inlandcoastal
Of the shoreline
seaside · oceanfront · shoreline · littoral · beachfront