"overland" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-overland.ogg [Australia] Forms: overland [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Etymology: over- + land Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|land}} over- + land Head templates: {{adjective}} [POS TABLE]
  1. by land, not air or sea
    Sense id: simple-overland-en-adj-QJ-NoZUA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-

Preposition

Audio: en-au-overland.ogg [Australia] Forms: overland
Etymology: over- + land Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|land}} over- + land Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. by land, not air or sea
    Sense id: simple-overland-en-prep-QJ-NoZUA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-
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