overland

/'ouvəlænd/

Thân thiện

The explorers chose the overland route through the mountains.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Traveling or passing over land: Describes a journey, route, or method of transport that takes place across land, as opposed to by sea or air.
   • Situated or occurring across land: Pertaining to something that exists or happens on the surface of the land.

2. Adverb:

   • By land; across land: Indicates the manner of travel or movement is via a land route.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • They planned an overland expedition across the continent.
  • The overland mail service was slower but more reliable than ships in that era.
• Adverb:
  • We traveled overland from Cairo to Cape Town.
  • Goods were transported overland to the inland cities.

Advanced Usage

• "to go overland": To travel by land routes.
  • To avoid the stormy seas, they decided to go overland.
• Used historically to describe famous routes or journeys.
  • The Silk Road was a major overland trade route connecting Asia and Europe.

Variants and Related Words

• Overlander (noun): A person who travels overland, especially on a long journey.
  • The overlanders prepared their vehicle for the desert crossing.
• Overlanding (noun/gerund): The act of undertaking a long-distance journey over land.
  • His passion for overlanding took him to remote regions.

Synonyms

• By land
• Terrestrial (when referring to travel or routes)
• Cross-country (in some contexts, especially for travel not using main roads)

Antonyms

• By sea
• By air
• Maritime
• Aerial

Related Phrases

• Overland route: A specific path or course for travel across land.
  • They mapped out a new overland route through the mountains.
• Overland travel: The general concept or activity of journeying across land.
  • The book is a guide to overland travel in Africa.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. traveling or passing over land
   • an overland journey
   • the overland route used by Marco Polo