: 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
New Atlas, 5 Oct. 2025
Gardner made the picture in early May 1868, at Fort Laramie, a remote military outpost in Dakota Territory along an overland trail.
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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
After completing prototype testing, Auriga put together its first production-ready Explorer truck and spent much of Summer 2025 showing it at overland shows around Germany.
—New Atlas, 5 Oct. 2025
Gardner made the picture in early May 1868, at Fort Laramie, a remote military outpost in Dakota Territory along an overland trail.
—Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Overland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overland. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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