Meanings
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1
adj
travelling or carried across land rather than by sea or air
They planned an overland journey from London to Istanbul.
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2
adv
by a route across land rather than by sea or air
The medical supplies travelled overland after the airport closed.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adj
· travelling or carried...
land-basedcross-country
2
adv
· by a route across land...
by land
Opposites
airborneseaborne
Word family
Derived forms
overlander
Related forms
land routesurface travel
Etymology
A compound of over + land, recorded in English from the Middle Ages. Its modern travel sense contrasts a journey made across the land with one made by sea or air.