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overland

1

[ oh-ver-land, -luhnd ]

adverb

  1. by land; on terrain:

    to travel overland rather than by sea.

  2. over or across the land:

    a road that winds overland.



adjective

  1. proceeding, performed, or carried on overland:

    the overland route to the West.

Overland

2

[ oh-ver-luhnd ]

noun

  1. a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.

overland

/ ˈəʊəˌæԻ /

adjective

  1. over or across land
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. history to drive (cattle or sheep) overland
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZˌԻ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overland1

First recorded in 1325–75, overland is from the Middle English word overlond. See over-, land
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Americans, in the meantime, kept poking at nominally Spanish California from the sea and overland, looking for weak points and deploring what they and Europeans thought were wasted possibilities in California’s under-exploited amenities.

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She and her partner said they arrived in Mexico City last week after a two-month overland trek.

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“This simple measure has served to prevent spreading quagga and zebra mussels and is equally effective in stopping the overland spread of golden mussels,” officials said.

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From there, he would attempt the overland journey to the US.

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Countries in the European Union imported 40 percent of their gas from Russia before the invasion, most of it arriving overland or underwater via pipeline.

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