overland B1 Topic:Travel US /ˈoʊvɚˌlænd/ UK /ˈəʊvəˌlænd/ See IPA manual Freq #34263 Meanings 1 adj travelling or carried across land rather than by sea or air They planned an overland journey from London to Istanbul. 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 Common collocations overland journey Adjective + noun 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. Topics Travel External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # overland **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, adv **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊvɚˌlænd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊvəˌlænd/ **Frequency rank:** 34263 ## Meanings 1. travelling or carried across land rather than by sea or air 2. by a route across land rather than by sea or air ## Examples - They planned an overland journey from London to Istanbul. - The medical supplies travelled overland after the airport closed. ## Synonyms - by land - cross-country - land-based ## Antonyms - airborne - seaborne ## Derived Forms - overlander ## Related Forms - land route - surface 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. ## Topics - Travel markdown