OVERLAND

overland

(adjective) traveling or passing over land; “an overland journey”; “the overland route used by Marco Polo”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

overland (not comparable)

by or across land, especially of travel

Adverb

overland (not comparable)

Over, across, or by land.

Noun

overland (plural overlands)

(travel) a trip by land between the UK and the Indian Sub-continent or Australia, or between the UK and South Africa.

Hypernyms

• (structural) land

Verb

overland (third-person singular simple present overlands, present participle overlanding, simple past and past participle overlanded)

(transitive, Australia) to transport (especially sheep or other farm animals) over land

(intransitive, Australia) to travel across land

Anagrams

• Landover, rondavel

Source: Wiktionary


O"ver*land`, a.

Definition: Being, or accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as, an overland journey.

O"ver*land`, adv.

Definition: By, upon, or across, land.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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