Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Australia:
- noun Originally, one who crossed the country before railways were introduced.
- noun A difficult journey.
- noun A man who drives sheep and cattle across country, from one colony to another.
- noun A tramp; a sundowner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who travels over lands or countries; one who travels overland.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who travels
overland .
Etymologies
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Examples
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On his latest trip to Africa, Matthew Parris noticed that where there are white 'overlander' tourists, and especially white overlanding women, there are black dreadlocked men.
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On his latest trip to Africa, Matthew Parris noticed that where there are white 'overlander' tourists, and especially white overlanding women, there are black dreadlocked men.
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On his latest trip to Africa, Matthew Parris noticed that where there are white 'overlander' tourists, and especially white overlanding women, there are black dreadlocked men.
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On his latest trip to Africa, Matthew Parris noticed that where there are white 'overlander' tourists, and especially white overlanding women, there are black dreadlocked men.
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We met a group of people on an overlander, a big red lorry with seats in the back and a blue canopy stretched over the top.
Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007
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“This wagon.” recorded Thomas Creigh, overlander of 1866. “is termed the ‘Reading Room,’ having no small number of ‘Beadles’ and other interesting reading matter.”
THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007
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If you jumped an overlander your travelling companions were random; you just showed up at the stop and got aboard.
Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007
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We met a group of people on an overlander, a big red lorry with seats in the back and a blue canopy stretched over the top.
Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007
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We met a group of people on an overlander, a big red lorry with seats in the back and a blue canopy stretched over the top.
Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007
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If you jumped an overlander your travelling companions were random; you just showed up at the stop and got aboard.
Long Way Down Ewan McGregor 2007
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