: going or accomplished over the land instead of by sea
overland emigrants
an overland route
Examples of overland in a Sentence
Adverb
We traveled overland by horse to the mountains.
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Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Unlike the Persian Gulf oil supply, some of which can be routed overland, LNG is well and truly stuck until the Hormuz crisis is resolved.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Brian Bennett, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Someone who runs overland budget routes is not building the same thing as someone who reviews boutique hotels or curates culinary itineraries.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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Adverb
Cargo that would have moved through Dubai’s Jebel Ali — the Middle East’s most connected container port, which is now largely cut off from global freighters — is now entering through smaller harbors in Fujairah and Oman, then moving overland.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Unlike the Persian Gulf oil supply, some of which can be routed overland, LNG is well and truly stuck until the Hormuz crisis is resolved.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Based in Okinawa, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit is capable of amphibious landings and overland assaults.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
Someone who runs overland budget routes is not building the same thing as someone who reviews boutique hotels or curates culinary itineraries.
—Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Overland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overland. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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