overland
by land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea.
over or across the land: a road that winds overland.
proceeding, performed, or carried on overland: the overland route to the West.
Origin of overland
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a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
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How to use overland in a sentence
His route through the mostly uninhabited and sparsely vegetated volcanic desert utilized “F” roads, rugged, minimally maintained doubletrack suitable only for high clearance overland vehicles.
Payson McElveen Just Biked Across Iceland in Less than a Day | syadron | September 26, 2021 | Outside OnlineThe events bring together overland-vehicle builders and enthusiasts looking to buy their next adventuremobile, and they never fail to spur ideas on how to make current ones better.
The Best Gear at Overland Expo Mountain West, from Tool Rolls to Shower Wipes | jeremyr | September 19, 2021 | Outside OnlineThe Zeus packs enough power to jump even big overland vehicles several times over, and comes with cables and easy-to-follow instructions for getting your dead battery started without the help of another car.
In all of these countries except Egypt, South Africa, Tunisia, and Mozambique, overland borders, as opposed to international airports, remain fully closed.
Traveling to an African country? Here’s what you need to know | Tim McDonnell | July 14, 2021 | QuartzThe survivors trekked towards Texas, trying to find an overland route to Mexico City, before turning back and building boats on the Mississippi.
Centuries-old tools reveal how the Chikasha people fought off conquistadors | Sara Chodosh | July 12, 2021 | Popular-Science
An additonal 30,000 made it to Europe by other routes including commercial flights and dangerous overland passages.
For a number of years, she worked as a cashier at a Burger King in overland.
From Ferguson Cop Embroiled in a Brutality Suit to City Councilwoman | Michael Daly | August 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTASW assets and crews have been diverted to reconnaissance missions in overland and littoral wars.
I drove from supposedly hazardous, urban Kansas City to the pretty, purported safety of suburban overland Park.
Frazier Glenn Miller Would Kill Every Jew Like Me | Hampton Stevens | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLike Von Brunn, the overland Park shooting suspect was white, older, and appeared to be acting alone.
Killings at Kansas Jewish Centers Were Hate Crimes, Right? | Caitlin Dickson | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey didn't linger long at Benton, but got under way and marched overland to the Cypress Hills.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairI cannot put my own case to the Admiralty although the machines are wanted for overland tactics—a fatal blind alley.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonAt last the party were permitted to proceed overland, under a flag of truce, to the pickets of General Wood's division.
Portrait and Biography of Parson Brownlow, The Tennessee Patriot | William Gannaway Brownlow"The overland route does not lead directly through paradise, my dear Mrs. Stanley," admitted Coronado with insinuating candor.
Overland | John William De ForestWell, on learning that the isthmus would not do for you, I rushed off immediately to inquire about the overland.
Overland | John William De Forest
British Dictionary definitions for overland
/ (ˈəʊvəˌlænd) /
over or across land
Australian history to drive (cattle or sheep) overland
Derived forms of overland
- overlander, noun
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