overland

 
Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəland/

adjective & adverb

  • by land: [as adjective]: an overland trade route [as adverb]: she journeyed overland

verb

[no object, with adverbial of direction]
  • travel a long distance over land: they left the ship and overlanded to Coolgardie
  • [with object and adverbial of direction] Australian/NZ historical drive (livestock) over a long distance: 100,000 cattle were overlanded out of the Territory annually

Derivatives

overlander

Pronunciation: /ˈəʊvəlandə/
noun