Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Overland Trail

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

noun

U.S. History.
  1. any of various routes traveled by settlers from the Missouri River to Oregon and California beginning in the 1840s.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

They’re North America’s fastest land mammal, and Overland Trail Ranch gives them plenty of room to run.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2022

Overland Trail Ranch straddles the Continental Divide, an invisible line through the Rockies that slices the United States in two.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2022

It was only in operation from 1862 to about 1868 and was used as a stop for travelers on the Overland Trail.

From Washington Times • Mar. 26, 2016

This year the Overland Trail will travel with a regular Amtrak train every second Saturday, starting May 13 and ending Dec. 9.

From Time Magazine Archive

From this attempt to avoid the perils of other routes, much talk arose of the Dalton Trail, the Taku Trail, the Stikeen Route, the Telegraph Route, and the Edmonton Overland Trail.

From The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse by Garland, Hamlin

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "Overland Trail" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com