: going or accomplished over the land instead of by sea
overland emigrants
an overland route
Examples of overland in a Sentence
Adverb
We traveled overland by horse to the mountains.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024
Goods travel overland through Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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Adverb
Reduces overland or maritime transportation of oils helps prevent soil contamination, air pollution from gas emissions, and ecological seas contamination.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024
Goods travel overland through Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Overland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overland. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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