"overland" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-overland.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: over + land Etymology templates: {{compound|en|over|land}} over + land Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} overland (not comparable)
  1. by or across land, especially of travel Tags: not-comparable Translations (by or across land): сухопътен (suhopǎten) (Bulgarian), maa- (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-overland-en-adj-iy7INoLR

Adverb

Audio: en-au-overland.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: over + land Etymology templates: {{compound|en|over|land}} over + land Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} overland (not comparable)
  1. Over, across, or by land. Tags: not-comparable Translations (over, across or by land): по суша (po suša) (Bulgarian), maitse (Finnish), maate pitkin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-overland-en-adv-Lc3TDFqi

Noun

Audio: en-au-overland.ogg [Australia] Forms: overlands [plural]
Etymology: over + land Etymology templates: {{compound|en|over|land}} over + land Head templates: {{en-noun}} overland (plural overlands)
  1. (travel) a trip by land between the UK and the Indian Sub-continent or Australia, or between the UK and South Africa. Categories (topical): Travel Hypernyms (structural): land
    Sense id: en-overland-en-noun-fGbgJ8AX Topics: lifestyle, tourism, transport, travel

Verb

Audio: en-au-overland.ogg [Australia] Forms: overlands [present, singular, third-person], overlanding [participle, present], overlanded [participle, past], overlanded [past]
Etymology: over + land Etymology templates: {{compound|en|over|land}} over + land Head templates: {{en-verb}} overland (third-person singular simple present overlands, present participle overlanding, simple past and past participle overlanded)
  1. (transitive, Australia) to transport (especially sheep or other farm animals) over land Tags: Australia, transitive
    Sense id: en-overland-en-verb-VS2xFbez Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 9 38 25 24
  2. (intransitive, Australia) to travel across land Tags: Australia, intransitive
    Sense id: en-overland-en-verb-uoxTj2UE Categories (other): Australian English
  3. (intransitive) to go on a recreational expedition to a remote destination, often with the aid of an off-road vehicle Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-overland-en-verb-I1fy7Uvf

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "word": "overland"
}

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