: 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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Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
The impetus to travel overland to Afghanistan at 19 came from a need — for want of a better phrase — to discover something within myself, not to discover Afghanistan.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
These herds undertake some of the longest overland migrations on Earth.
—Mariah Meek, The Conversation, 30 June 2025
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Adverb
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
The impetus to travel overland to Afghanistan at 19 came from a need — for want of a better phrase — to discover something within myself, not to discover Afghanistan.
—Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
Adjective
An overland mail route ... took 23 days for delivery.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 19 June 2025
These herds undertake some of the longest overland migrations on Earth.
—Mariah Meek, The Conversation, 30 June 2025
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“Overland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overland. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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