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overland

adjective, adverb
 
 
/ˈəʊ.və.lænd/ US  /ˈoʊ.vɚ-/

Definition

(of travel) across the land in a vehicle, on foot, or on a horse; not by sea or air: an overland trip across Australia We travelled overland.Direction of motionPoints of the compassThrough, across, opposite and against
(Definition of overland adjectiveadverb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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