overland

[ oh-ver-land, -luh nd ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˌlænd, -lənd /

adverb

by land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea.

over or across the land: a road that winds overland.

adjective

proceeding, performed, or carried on overland: the overland route to the West.

Nearby words

Origin of overland

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

Overland

[ oh-ver-luh nd ]

/ ˈoʊ vər lənd /

noun

a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.

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Examples from the Web for overland

For a number of years, she worked as a cashier at a Burger King in Overland.
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ASW assets and crews have been diverted to reconnaissance missions in overland and littoral wars.
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She lives in Overland Park, barely a mile from where the shooting took place.
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Overland said that at one point Lazarus approached Rasmussen and asked her to tell her husband to “stop bothering me.”
L.A. Policewoman on Trial for Murdering Her Ex’s Wife|Christine Pelisek|March 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST

“It was not just an obsession, a one-sided romance of unrequited love,” said Overland.
L.A. Policewoman on Trial for Murdering Her Ex’s Wife|Christine Pelisek|March 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Over this portage the boat must needs be hauled foot by foot, overland.
Grit A-Plenty|Dillon Wallace
He was, too, forbidden to play his harmonica lest the noise attract attention to the camp of the Overland Riders.
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The eastern difficulty has been partially obviated by the overland route opened up by the ill-rewarded Waghorn.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850|Various
He had failed in his geography lesson, having spent his time tracing the overland route to California.
Light for Little Ones|Mary F. Waterbury
Dr. Marshall saw in Overland a new and exceedingly virile type.
Overland Red|Henry Herbert Knibbs

British Dictionary definitions for overland

overland

/ (ˈəʊvəˌlænd) /

adjective, adverb (prenominal)

over or across land

verb

Australian history to drive (cattle or sheep) overland

Derived Formsoverlander, noun

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