Overland
['əʊvəlænd] or ['ovɚlænd]
Definition
(adj.) traveling or passing over land; 'an overland journey'; 'the overland route used by Marco Polo' .
Typed by Lesley--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Being, or accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as, an overland journey.
(adv.) By, upon, or across, land.
Typed by Ernestine
Definition
adj. passing entirely or principally by land as a route esp. that from England to India by the Suez Canal rather than by the Cape of Good Hope.
Checker: Peggy
Examples
- I then came to a resolution of pursuing our journey to England overland. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- For overland messages the limit of distance is about 1,000 miles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- They said if we would go, they would not only telegraph the Emperor, but send a special courier overland to announce our coming. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This tea is brought overland from China. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Checker: Peggy