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trackless

adj
/ˈtrækləs/US

Etymology

From track (noun) + -less (suffix meaning ‘lacking or without something’).

  1. derived from trec
  2. derived from traðk
  3. derived from trac — “track of horses, trail, trace”
  4. inherited from trak
  5. formed as trackless — “track + -less”

Definitions

  1. Of a place

    Of a place: not having tracks or paths; pathless, untrodden; also, having had all tracks removed.

    • a trackless desert    a trackless forest
    • Associates! Solitude in trackless deserts, / Where locusts, ants, and lizards poorly thrive,— / […] / Were to an honest heart endurable, / Rather than such associates.
    • In a country so vast as Canada, nothing but the railway could possibly save it from remaining a trackless, undeveloped wilderness.

  2. Leaving no track or trace when moving

    Leaving no track or trace when moving; also, not following any track or path.

  3. Of a train, tram, etc.

    Of a train, tram, etc.: not running on tracks.

    • a trackless trolley

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA