overland
[oh-ver-land, -luh nd]
- by land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea.
- over or across the land: a road that winds overland.
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- proceeding, performed, or carried on overland: the overland route to the West.
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Origin of overland
Overland
[oh-ver-luh nd]
- a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
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Contemporary Examples
For a number of years, she worked as a cashier at a Burger King in Overland.
ASW assets and crews have been diverted to reconnaissance missions in overland and littoral wars.
Like Von Brunn, the Overland Park shooting suspect was white, older, and appeared to be acting alone.
She lives in Overland Park, barely a mile from where the shooting took place.
The main threat Israel faced in the past was an overland offensive by a coalition of Arab countries.
Historical Examples
The owner is going home as he came out, overland through Egypt.
The RescueJoseph Conrad
They were to convoy it overland to a point on the Assiniboine where it could be reshipped.
Lords of the NorthA. C. Laut
The camp of the Overland Riders was in an uproar in an instant.
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky MountaineersJessie Graham Flower
And such a breakfast as the Overland party had that morning!
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North WoodsJessie Graham Flower
As that was a prominent point on the overland trail, the tourists did the rest.
The Story of the OutlawEmerson Hough
overland
- over or across land
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- Australian history to drive (cattle or sheep) overland
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