: going or accomplished over the land instead of by sea
overland emigrants
an overland route
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Adverb
We traveled overland by horse to the mountains.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
However, just before returning home, the crew picked up the Chinese migrants from Hong Kong and dropped them off at Robe, a community about 365 miles (400 kilometers) west of the main ports in Victoria, from which the migrants trekked overland to the gold mines, Hunter said.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Sam Metz, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
The defunct Concorde, with nearly 60-year-old technology, provided no road map, and the ban the FAA enacted on overland supersonic flights thanks to that aircraft’s iconic boom! remained an active roadblock.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 June 2025
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Adverb
Backpackers often make the journey overland to the small town of Almirante before catching a ferry to Bocas del Toro, but most travelers will want to save hours on the road and fly into Captain José Ezequiel Hall International Airport (BOC) on Isla Colón.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025
However, just before returning home, the crew picked up the Chinese migrants from Hong Kong and dropped them off at Robe, a community about 365 miles (400 kilometers) west of the main ports in Victoria, from which the migrants trekked overland to the gold mines, Hunter said.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Adjective
Organizers of the overland convoy said late Thursday night they had been stopped by authorities governing eastern Libya, which has for years been divided between dueling factions.
—Sam Metz, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
The defunct Concorde, with nearly 60-year-old technology, provided no road map, and the ban the FAA enacted on overland supersonic flights thanks to that aircraft’s iconic boom! remained an active roadblock.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 14 June 2025
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“Overland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overland. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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