overland
Plural: overlands
Adjective Satellite
- traveling or passing over land
- "an overland journey"
- "the overland route used by Marco Polo"
Adj
- By or across land.
Adv
- Over, across, or by land.
Noun
- A vehicle, like a train or stagecoach, traveling across land.
- A trip by land between the UK and the Indian subcontinent or Australia, or between the UK and South Africa.
Verb
- To transport (especially sheep or other farm animals) over land.
- To travel across land.
- To go on a recreational expedition to a remote destination, often with the aid of an off-road vehicle.
Examples
- He hoped to find the word ’OVERLAND’ in his tiles, despite it being a bit too long for the current Scrabble board.
Origin / Etymology
From over + land.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
overland: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoverland: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
overland: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
overland: valid Words With Friends Word