: 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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David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The longer alternative is for goods to be shipped from China to India and then brought overland to Nepal.
—Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The plan was to create an overland economic belt made up of road, rail and energy infrastructure, as well as a maritime one, through the development of deep-water ports.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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Adverb
An ability to get the products overland from Guyana’s capital, Georgetown, will cut weeks and substantial costs out of that supply chain.
—David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
The longer alternative is for goods to be shipped from China to India and then brought overland to Nepal.
—Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
Adjective
In 2022, when record numbers of Venezuelans began making the overland journey to Central America and the United States, Tren de Aragua was reported to be active on the outskirts of the Darién Gap, a treacherous jungle linking Colombia and Panama.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The plan was to create an overland economic belt made up of road, rail and energy infrastructure, as well as a maritime one, through the development of deep-water ports.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Overland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overland. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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