trackless

trackless
tracklessly, adv.tracklessness, n.
/trak"lis/, adj.
1. without a track, as a snow-covered meadow.
2. not making or leaving a track: The rain rendered the route trackless.
3. not on tracks: a trackless vehicle.
[1650-60; TRACK + -LESS]

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  • trackless — adjective see track I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • trackless — adjective a) not running on tracks b) not having tracks or paths; untrodden …   Wiktionary

  • trackless — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. wild, untrodden, uninhabited; see pathless …   English dictionary for students

  • trackless — track·less || træklɪs adj. not leaving behind tracks, not leaving marks; untrodden, not yet walked upon …   English contemporary dictionary

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