As adverbs the difference between ashore and inland

is that ashore is on the land as opposed to onboard while inland is into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. Cook.

As an adjective inland is

within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior; as, an inland town.

As a noun inland is

the interior part of a country. Shakespeare

ashore

English

Adverb

(-)

(nautical) On the land as opposed to onboard

(nautical) On, or towards the shore

Usage notes

* When a ship collides with the shore it is said to have run ashore''; when a ship collides with a submerged object, such as a reef or sandbar, it is said to have ''run aground .

Derived terms

* hangashore

Anagrams

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inland

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior; as, an inland town.

:* This wide inland sea. .

:* From inland regions to the distant main. .

Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the seashore boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea; as, inland transportation, commerce, navigation, etc.

Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign; as, an inland bill of exchange.

Noun

(-)

The interior part of a country. Shakespeare

Adverb

(en adverb)

Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. Cook .

:* The greatest waves of population have rolled inland from the east. .