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• overland
  overland

  adverb

  by land; on terrain.
• Overland
  Overland

  noun

  a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.

overland

¹ American  

[oh-ver-land, -luhnd] / ˈoʊ vərˌlænd, -lənd /

adverb

1. by land; on terrain.

   to travel overland rather than by sea.

2. over or across the land.

   a road that winds overland.

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adjective

1. proceeding, performed, or carried on overland.

   the overland route to the West.

Overland ² American  

[oh-ver-luhnd] / ˈoʊ vər lənd /

noun

1. a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.

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overland British  

/ ˈəʊvəˌlænd /

adjective

1. over or across land

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verb

1. history to drive (cattle or sheep) overland

Other Word Forms

• overlander
  noun

Etymology

Origin of overland

First recorded in 1325–75, overland is from the Middle English word overlond. See over-, land

Example Sentences

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From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

—Sean O’Kane Photo by Sam Byford / The Verge Most Overhyped: Samsung’s Neon digital avatars In the lead-up to CES, nothing was hyped more than Neon, a somewhat mysterious project from Samsung.

From The Verge • Jan. 10, 2020

Takes Why Fears of Fake News Are Overhyped Brendan Nyhan says we shouldn’t worry too much about fake news: More than two years later, we can now evaluate these claims.

From The Verge • Feb. 6, 2019

Overhyped before this season, Chip Kelly’s team staggered to a 1-3 start but have steadily improved from there.

From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2015

Overhyped and underperforming, the usually reliable ACC has been sloppy, disjointed and, at times, unwatchable.

From Newsweek • Feb. 23, 2011