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[ oh-ver-land, -luhnd ] / ˈoʊ vərˌlænd, -lənd /
adverbby land; on terrain: to travel overland rather than by sea. over or across the land: a road that winds overland. adjectiveproceeding, performed, or carried on overland: the overland route to the West. Origin of overlandFirst recorded in 1325–75, overland is from the Middle English word overlond.See over-, land Words nearby overlandoverjoy, overjoyed, overkill, overlade, overlaid, overland, overland mail, Overland Park, overland stage, Overland Trail, overlap Definition for overland (2 of 2)[ oh-ver-luhnd ] / ˈoʊ vər lənd /
nouna city in E Missouri, near St. Louis. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overlandFor a number of years, she worked as a cashier at a Burger King in Overland. From Ferguson Cop Embroiled in a Brutality Suit to City Councilwoman|Michael Daly|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST ASW assets and crews have been diverted to reconnaissance missions in overland and littoral wars. Tomorrow’s Stealthy Subs Could Sink America’s Navy|Bill Sweetman|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST She lives in Overland Park, barely a mile from where the shooting took place. Frazier Glenn Miller Would Kill Every Jew Like Me|Hampton Stevens|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Overland said that at one point Lazarus approached Rasmussen and asked her to tell her husband to “stop bothering me.” L.A. Policewoman on Trial for Murdering Her Ex’s Wife|Christine Pelisek|March 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“It was not just an obsession, a one-sided romance of unrequited love,” said Overland. L.A. Policewoman on Trial for Murdering Her Ex’s Wife|Christine Pelisek|March 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST Over this portage the boat must needs be hauled foot by foot, overland. Grit A-Plenty|Dillon Wallace He was, too, forbidden to play his harmonica lest the noise attract attention to the camp of the Overland Riders. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders Among the Kentucky Mountaineers|Jessie Graham Flower The eastern difficulty has been partially obviated by the overland route opened up by the ill-rewarded Waghorn. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850|Various He had failed in his geography lesson, having spent his time tracing the overland route to California. Light for Little Ones|Mary F. Waterbury Dr. Marshall saw in Overland a new and exceedingly virile type. Overland Red|Henry Herbert Knibbs
British Dictionary definitions for overland
adjective, adverb (prenominal)verbAustralian history to drive (cattle or sheep) overland Derived forms of overlandoverlander, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |