Crossword clues for overland
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Overland \O"ver*land`\, a. Being, or accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as, an overland journey.
Overland \O"ver*land`\, adv. By, upon, or across, land.
Wiktionary
a. by or across land, especially of travel adv. Over, across, or by land. n. (context travel English) a trip by land between the UK and the Indian Sub-continent or Australia, or between the UK and South Africa.
WordNet
adj. traveling or passing over land; "an overland journey"; "the overland route used by Marco Polo"
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Wikipedia
Overland or Øverland or variants may refer to:
Overland is an Australian literary and cultural magazine. It was established in 1954, under the auspices of the Realist Writers Group in Melbourne, Australia, with Stephen Murray-Smith as the first editor-in-chief.
It has been edited by:
• Barrett Reid, 1988-1993
• John McLaren, Spring 1993–Autumn 1997
• Ian Syson, Winter 1997–Summer 2002
• Nathan Hollier and Katherine Wilson, Autumn 2002–Spring 2004
• Nathan Hollier, 2005–2006
• Jeff Sparrow, 2007–2014
The current editor is Jacinda Woodhead. The magazine has a left-wing orientation.
Overland or Overland World Truck Expedition is the name of a documentary series of expeditions promoted and organized by Beppe Tenti.
The documentaries are broadcast from 1996 on RAI 1, for a total of more than 150 episodes (replicated on several occasions). From the thirteenth season Overland is also broadcast in high definition on RAI HD.
The centerpiece of these expeditions is the re-discovery of the journey by land, combined with the aim of obtaining a snapshot of the planet and its culture in the late 20th century and early 21st century.
Usage examples of "overland".
There sailed a grand brontosaur, like an arrogant Titanic, headed for unseen collisions with flesh, time, weather, and bergs headed south overland in an Age of Ice.
They travelled overland to Mystic, Quebec, where Mamo had a cousin, the only person she knew from the old country.
They entered the river, possibly the Cunene or the Orange, journeyed up it to the source, and from there sent their metallurgists overland to discover the ancient mines of Manica - and who knows but they discovered the diamonds in the gravel of the lakes and rivers, and certainly they would have hunted the vast herds of elephant that roamed the land.
Faced with the prospect of being marooned for weeks while repairs were made, Adams inquired about proceeding overland.
This would deny the invaders easy access to the Anchors and their master computers and force them to come out overland.
September 26, steers his canoes up the shallow Assiniboine far as what is now known as Portage La Prairie, where a trail leads overland to the Saskatchewan and so down to the English traders of Hudson Bay.
While some of the spices and eastern commodities were brought overland by caravan from Ormuz or Bassora, the greater part came by water to Jiddah.
Overland Mail and Express Company, joining Boise with cities to the north and east, south and west.
Tony could envision them walking along, Masters and Overland in front, Braker and Yates behind, making their slow way to the cave, Overland dreading what he was to find there.
Through a blur, he saw Braker, Yates, Masters and Overland, standing about thirty feet distant from the cave, silent, speechless, staring at the skeleton.
Tony could envisage them walking along, Masters and Overland in front, Braker and Yates behind, making their slow way to the cave, Overland dreading what he was to find there.
Their overland journey would take them as far south as Brindisi, Italy, where they were to board a second ship, which would take them to Alexandria, where again they would pick up a train.
Some of his army would meanwhile have marched overland from Finnmark, Wendland, and the troll homes east of these.
The Wickan flees overland, chained with refugees by the thousandthey beg his protection even as they lap his blood.
Maricourt Le Moyne held the newly captured forts on the south shore of James Bay till Iberville came back overland in 1687.