overland

[ oh-ver-land, -luhnd ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˌlænd, -lənd /

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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.

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Origin of overland

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

Words nearby overland

overjoy, overjoyed, overkill, overlade, overlaid, overland, overland mail, Overland Park, overland stage, Overland Trail, overlap

Definition for overland (2 of 2)

Overland

[ oh-ver-luhnd ]

/ ˈoʊ vər lənd /

noun

a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.

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An additonal 30,000 made it to Europe by other routes including commercial flights and dangerous overland passages.
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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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I drove from supposedly hazardous, urban Kansas City to the pretty, purported safety of suburban Overland Park.
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Like Von Brunn, the Overland Park shooting suspect was white, older, and appeared to be acting alone.
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They didn't linger long at Benton, but got under way and marched overland to the Cypress Hills.
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I cannot put my own case to the Admiralty although the machines are wanted for overland tactics—a fatal blind alley.
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At last the party were permitted to proceed overland, under a flag of truce, to the pickets of General Wood's division.
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"The overland route does not lead directly through paradise, my dear Mrs. Stanley," admitted Coronado with insinuating candor.
Overland|John William De Forest
Well, 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

overland

/ (ˈəʊvəˌlænd) /

adjective, adverb (prenominal)

over or across land

verb

Australian history to drive (cattle or sheep) overland

Derived forms of overland

overlander, noun

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adjective, adverb (prenominal)

verb

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