: 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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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Tehran could also smuggle both oil and refined gasoline overland to neighboring countries, including Turkey, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
—Peter E. Harrell, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2018
Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
The overland transportation then adds even more time.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Adverb
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
Tehran could also smuggle both oil and refined gasoline overland to neighboring countries, including Turkey, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
—Peter E. Harrell, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2018
Adjective
Franklin, who’d previously led two overland journeys to the Arctic, lobbied for command of this latest venture, encouraged in no small part by his ambitious wife, Jane.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
The overland transportation then adds even more time.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Overland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overland. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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